Pride Month and a resurgence of all things 90's have just collided to give us a gift, fam!
Warner Bros has their new Barbie movie slated for release in July 2023. The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, is expected to take the tropes of dollhood and perfection and mess with them a bit.
Margot Robbie, who is starring as Barbie, is known for her charm as well as incredible range. The same can be said for Ryan Gosling, who will be playing Ken.
Having such heavy-hitting actors in characters that most people think of as vapid, directed by a woman who adores critically examining social constructs, and backed up by a cast that includes Kate McKinnon and America Ferrara almost certainly guarantees that the film will be both funny and an uncomfortable gut punch.
But nobody cares about that right now because Ryan Goslings pecs are ridiculously rectangular and we need to talk about it.
Warner Bros. Pictures dropped a tweet showing Gosling, shirtless as usual, decked out like a 90's acid-washed denim delight. His wig is giving us major nostalgia.
\u201c#BARBIE\nJuly 21, 2023\nOnly in theaters.\u201d— Warner Bros. Pictures (@Warner Bros. Pictures) 1655308820
The basic plot of the film is that Barbie is, for some reason, kicked out of doll land over an imperfection. She is then forced to try and make a life out here in the real world.
Undoubtedly there will be hijinks and plot twists in the candy-coated biting satire.
We don't know whether Ken will be along for the real-world ride or if he gets to stay in doll land. We do know that Twitter has done some intense quality control inspections on the above image and are happy to report they see no imperfections that might get him kicked out.
Twitter is happy to report a lot, actually...
\u201cThere is ZERO heterosexual explanation for any of this. HAPPY PRIDE YALL!!!!!\u201d— Dax ExclamationPoint\u26a1\ufe0f (@Dax ExclamationPoint\u26a1\ufe0f) 1655310545
\u201cthe abs, the hands and the hair ohhh yyeesss\u201d— Izzy (@Izzy) 1655322428
\u201ccongratulations to Greta Gerwig for creating a yassified version of my boyfriend\u201d— siggy stardust \u2727 (@siggy stardust \u2727) 1655347907
\u201cI can\u2019t believe Ryan Gosling is playing Ken in the Barbie movie, I\u2019ll put my smooth mound up against his any day.\u201d— Conan O'Brien (@Conan O'Brien) 1655327474
\u201cI never would have pictured ryan gosling as ken but you know what? He's perfectly he looks like a gay bimbo here and that's how ken should be\u201d— shartingway (@shartingway) 1655330889
\u201cIm still laughing about the Ryan Gosling's Ken debut but hey the styling is so plastic it's fantastic, and i hope the movie has good satire value to it. For real, it might just be iconic\u201d— Jin | exhausted 24/7 (@Jin | exhausted 24/7) 1655380611
\u201cryan gosling's ken is hot, fun and camp! yall just don't see the vision\u201d— kon (@kon) 1655314243
People wondered about who Ken was modeled after - which means a nostalgic stroll down memory lane.
\u201comg it's him... dude\u201d— Cammy \ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffc\u2728 (@Cammy \ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffc\u2728) 1655327363
\u201c@wbpictures Oh so he\u2019s playing the gay Earring Magic Ken?? \ud83d\ude0d\u201d— Warner Bros. Pictures (@Warner Bros. Pictures) 1655308820
\u201c@wbpictures Zack + Slater =\u201d— Warner Bros. Pictures (@Warner Bros. Pictures) 1655308820
\u201cryan and margot giving sharpay and ryan vibes #barbie\u201d— ivy (@ivy) 1655309280
\u201cryan gosling in the new barbie movie is giving earring magic ken, and i\u2019m not mad about it\u201d— aurora\ud83e\udd87 (@aurora\ud83e\udd87) 1655335048
\u201cMagic Earring Ken.\nThe best selling Ken doll of all time pulled from shops by Mattel in 1993 when they realised what his accessories actually were.\n"We're not in the business of putting cock rings into the hands of little girls."\nFor some reason Ryan Gosling made me think of this\u201d— Tony Bird (@Tony Bird) 1655380629
\u201cSo confused why I am the only one who thinks that Ryan Gosling as Ken in the new Barbie movie looks like Brad Mondo.\u201d— Audrey Mitchell (@Audrey Mitchell) 1655383795
Knowing the cast and director, we have faith the movie will be entertaining.
Or maybe we're just here for plastic pecs.
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