Most people are probably aware a Barbie movie is coming, but after attending Warner Bros.' CinemaCon panel and checking out some footage of the studio's upcoming 2023 releases, I have a much better grasp of the movie’s tone. A self-proclaimed Barbie movie for those who “hate Barbie,” we saw Margot Robbie’s titular character going on a journey into the “real world” accompanied by Ryan Gosling’s Ken. The two made for a great pair onscreen in the first Barbie trailer as well as in new footage CinemaBlend saw today, but things could have played out very differently.
Greta Gerwig said on Tuesday that she had written the Ken character with the actor in mind – though she didn’t know him at the time. As it turns out, he had to be convinced to play the toy icon.
