'Barbie' 43-year-old Ryan Gosling, 33-year-old Margot Robbie look older than misscasting?

Ryan Gosling, who left a lingering impression on countless audiences with 'La La Land', was embroiled in a 'miscasting' controversy in the movie 'Barbie'.

Scheduled to be released in July, 'Barbie' (director Greta Gerwig) tells the story of Barbie, who can become anything she wants, discovers a crack in the portal that connects to the real world, and goes on an unexpected journey with Ken to solve it. painted work.

Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken, Barbie's boyfriend, was told from the time he was cast that he "didn't fit in" with some young moviegoers. Ryan Gosling was born in 1980 and is 43 years old this year. Her co-star, Margot Robbie, was born in 1990, so Gosling is 10 years older than Robbie and relatively 'looks older'.

In an interview with GQ Magazine, Gosling refuted this casting controversy, saying, "If people don't want to play with my Ken, there are many other Kens to play with." did. In addition to Gosling, numerous actors such as Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adil, and Scott Evans appear as 'Ken' in 'Barbie'.

He commented, 'If you ever really cared about Ken, you would know that nobody cared about Ken'. Gosling, who has consistently explained that Ken is nothing, explained on The Jimmy Fallon Show, "He's an accessory and not even one of the cool ones." In fact, in the movie, 'Ken' appears as 'nothing' unless 'Bobby' talks to him or pays attention to him.

The introduction of the characters of 'Barbie' and 'Ken' is clearly revealed in the poster. The 'Barbie' poster reads "Barbie is everything", while the Ken poster reads "He's just Ken". Why is the age and appearance of Ryan Gosling, who is just one of the many Kens, so important?

Ryan Gosling, who is not an actor of the same age as Margot Robbie and has a good-looking appearance, took on the role. The movie hasn't been released yet, so we can't say for sure, but as mentioned earlier, Gosling is just one of several Kens in the movie.

The main character of 'Barbie' is Margot Robbie's Barbie. Rather than Ken's appearance, Barbie's world and journey are the points to focus on in this film.

Reporter Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia haesmik@tenasia.co.kr