It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! This week is the week that Barbie finally hits theaters, and, with so much buzz, we’re pretty stoked to see it for ourselves at last. Just in case you’ve been under a rock, Margot Robbie plays the titular character, with Ryan Gosling alongside her as Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed film. (If you haven’t checked out this sneak peek from the movie, you must; singing this ballad was actually Gosling’s idea, Marie Claire reported recently.)
People reports that his kids Esmeralda and Amada—who he shares with longtime love Eva Mendes—were confused as to why he would want to play Ken in the first place, since he didn’t play with Barbies himself growing up. “My kids were my introduction to [Barbie],” he said. “I think they’re confused as to why I would want to play Ken. They have no use for Ken.”
