Barbie movie: Ryan Gosling shows off his abs as he transforms into Ken for Margot Robbie

Ryan Gosling’s First Look at the Margot Robbie-Led Romantic Comedy Barbie, the first live-action film to feature Mattel’s titular character, was released. On Wednesday, Warner Bros. unveiled the first photo of the actor as Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend, to pique the curiosity of fans. He is seen in 80s style denim and a vest, with white blonde hair completing the look. His figure eight abs are hard to miss. Gosling’s Ken seems to be quite faithful to the original Mattel figure that occupied our shelves in the 80s, indicating that Barbie is likely to be an authentic version of these cult characters. At least visually.

This is only the second photo to come out of Barbie, as the creators previously teased Robbie’s look as the titular character. Her appearance, like Gosling’s, also pleased loyal fans of the Mattel franchise as she looked like a Barbie doll brought to life.

Besides Robbie and Gosling, the Barbie the cast includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp and Emma Mackey. Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Issa Rae appear as different versions of Ken and Barbie, respectively. Greta Gerwig is directing from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner and David Heyman are the producers of Barbie.

Gosling’s first look of Barbie comes at a time when it’s gearing up for the release of the Netflix spy thriller The gray man, which presents him as a former CIA agent. The Russo Brothers-directed film, which stars Chris Evans opposite Gosling, will be released July 22 on Netflix.

Robbie is of course best known for her portrayal of DC villain Harley Quinn in Birds of prey and The Suicide Squad, directed by James Gunn. She works on period films amsterdam And Babylon, directed by Christian Bale and Brad Pitt respectively. Robbie is also part of Wes Anderson’s romantic comedy-drama city ​​of asteroidswhich has an ensemble cast headlined by Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray.

Barbiefeaturing Robbie and Gosling, is set for release on July 21, 2023.