Ryan Gosling responds to ‘Barbie’ critics who say he’s too old to play Ken

Ryan Gosling is calling Barbie fans who think he’s too old to play Ken in the upcoming film adaptation.

After the actor was approved for the role, some critics criticized the 42-year-old star. ageist remarks through social networks.

“I would say, you know, if people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are a lot of other Kens to play with,” Gosling said. told GQ in a new interview.

In addition to Ken Gosling, actors John Cena, Simu Liu, Scott Evans, Nkuti Gatwa and Kingsley Ben-Adir also appear in the film as different versions of the doll of the same name.

He went on to dig up fans who he said “never cared” about Ken until he signed on to play the iconic character.

“It’s funny,” he added, “the idea of ​​’squeezing your pearls’, like #notmyken. Have you ever thought about Ken before this?

Elsewhere in the interview, Gosling noted that in the past, Ken’s character was limited to relaxing on the beach and just being Barbie’s boyfriend, and no one ever bothered about his own history.

“And it suited everyone, for him work is nothing,” said the star. “But all of a sudden it’s like, ‘No, we’ve been taking care of Ken all this time.’ No, you did not. You never did. You never cared. Barbie never fucked Ken. That’s the point. If you ever really cared about Ken, you would know that no one cared about Ken. So your hypocrisy is exposed. That’s why his story needs to be told.”

Gosling added: “Now I take care of this dude. I am his representative. “Ken couldn’t come to receive this award so I’m here to accept it for him.”

Despite Gosling’s skeptics, there are many people on Twitter who have supported the actor, calling him “the perfect Ken.”

Back in April, the La La Land star opened up about how he feared not being eligible.”Ken-ergifor the film “Barbie” during the performance at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

“I only knew Ken for dinner. I didn’t know Ken on the inside, and to be honest, I doubted my ken-ergy,” Gosling told an audience at Warner Bros. Picture presentation.

He then credited the film’s director Greta Gerwig and his co-star Margot Robbie for helping him grow into a confident six-pack athletic character.

“I didn’t see it, but Margot and Greta somehow pulled it out of me,” Gosling said. “It was like I was living my life and then one day I bleached my hair, shaved my legs, wore bespoke neon outfits and roller-skated down Venice Beach.”

Barbie is due in theaters on July 21 and also stars Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Emma McKee, Alexandra Shipp, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Pearlman, Emerald . Fennell, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kane, Connor Swindells, Ritu Arya, Jamie Demetriou and Marisa Abela.