The 33-year-old Marvel actor stars in director Greta Gerwig’s romantic comedy, which is based on the famous doll, alongside Margot Robbie as the titular character and Ryan Gosling as Ken, Barbie Ryan Gosling in Talks to Join Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’ Movie. The actor is in final negotiations to star in the Warner Bros. live-action adaptation as Ken. Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie star as Ken and Barbie in the blockbuster film. [Barbie], but when you're on set and you see the dreamhouse or you see the actual real life-size one, like you're The film tells the story of Barbie (Margot Robbie), who suffers a crisis in Barbie World, leading her on a quest with her beau Ken (Ryan Gosling) to the real world to seek the answers regarding Come on, Barbie, let's go party rollerblade!. And that's exactly what co-stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling did on the set of the upcoming live-action Barbie movie on June 27.. Photographers August 28, 2023. Although it seems like he was born to play Ken, it turns out Ryan Gosling wasn’t immediately sold on his role in the new Barbie movie. But his co-star Margot Robbie was determined to have him join the cast. “Margot was like, ‘Is it weird if I go to his house?'” the film’s director, Greta Gerwig, said in an exclusive Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling talk Barbie and Ken as they hit the pink carpet for London premiere. From a reported shortage of pink paint to an obsession with Margot Robbie's tip-toes, Barbie Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Issa Rae and America Ferrera just got their own Barbie dolls based on their roles in the upcoming 'Barbie' movie And the only non-Barbie and non-Ken made When Robbie and Gosling sat down for Vogue's summer 2023 issue recently, the actor shared one of the ways his co-star would help him get into character on set. "She left a pink present with a pink Barbie fans go wild over ‘genius’ Margot Robbie shot in new trailer Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig. Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. p7a4D0f.