Ryan Gosling reveals why he said yes to playing Kenny

Viewers have Ryan Gosling’s daughters to thank for his upcoming role as Kenny.

Gosling will play Margot Robbie’s star doll in an upcoming live-action Barbie The film shared why it signed on to play the iconic toy beauty during an appearance. Tonight’s show starring Jimmy Fallon.

First, he says he loved the script, co-written and directed by Greta Gerwig, who emailed him an offer for the role. Then he received the signal.

“The best script I’ve ever read. I went to the backyard and do you know where I found Ken, Jimmy? Face down in the mud, next to a squeezed lemon,” Gosling said of his daughters’ Kenny doll. Gosling took the found photo and sent it to Gerwig, saying, “I’m going to be your Ken because I have to tell you this story.”

Fallon admitted that Gosling, who has two daughters, ages 6 and 7, with partner Eva Mendes, “broke the internet” by posting his real-life version of Kenny. And the couple, who are fathers of two daughters of similar ages, also joked about Kenny’s role in the Barbie world.

“Nobody plays with Ken,” said Gosling. “I was…available,” Fallon offered.

“and still?” asked Gosling. “It was in the toy box,” confirmed Fallon.

“She’s a prop, not a cool one,” Gosling said as the couple joined in building the Barbie Dreamhouse.

While doing the press for his latest film, gray manGosling also describes Ken as homeless and jobless, which he wanted to clarify: “It’s not a plot detail. These are just objective facts about Kenny. This is Kenny’s life.

The Barbie The film has been in development for eight years and has gone through several changes, with Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway starring in previous iterations. Directed by Gerwig, the supporting cast includes America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mac, Kingsley Ben-Adre, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Rhea Perlman and Will Ferrell.

The Warner Bros movie. will hit theaters on July 21, 2023.