Ryan Gosling is a sensation as Ken in the Barbie movie. His hilarious performance is scene-stealing, and his intense commitment to such an over-the-top part is incredible to watch. Gosling has always been able to play into a joke, finally letting his comedic chops shine in the movie. However, the Drive actor was recently reminded of one of his other great comedic moments when working on the Barbie set. Baywatch writers brought up his memorable SNL Avatar sketch while pitching to the Oscar nominee, resulting in a hilarious Gosling story.
Mark Swift and Damian Shannon are screenwriters known for writing Baywatch and for their work within the Friday the 13th franchise. The writers had the opportunity to pitch to Gosling while he was filming Barbie. They brought up how much they loved his 2017 “Papyrus” skit, where he plays a man tormented by the fact that a movie as successful as Avatar would use a default font as their logo. It’s a hysterical sketch, and this prompted a hilarious reaction from Gosling when the art for the new Avatar movie just so happened to release while filming. The screenwriters tweeted about the moment, below:
