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Ryan Gosling Will Play Ken in Upcoming Live-Action Barbie Movie 
Margot Robbie will star in the film.
By Taylor HendersonOctober 25 2021 / 4:04 PM
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 
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Ryan Gosling is joining Barbie's world.
The beloved actor from La La Land and The Notebook will play Ken in Warner Bros'. upcoming live-action Barbie movie.
Gosling stars in the film opposite Margot Robbie whose company, LuckyChap, is producing the movie. Robbie will play the titular role of Barbie. Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women) is signed on to direct and write alongside her husband Noah Baumbach. 
According to Entertainment Weekly, the live-action film will be "an unconventional take" in the franchise, though we're not quite sure what that means. 
The movie's plot is still unclear but it will go into production some time next year.
\u201cRyan Gosling has been cast as Ken in the upcoming \u2018Barbie\u2019 movie starring Margot Robbie, @DEADLINE reports.\u201d
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