Is Ryan Gosling actually getting Oscar buzz for playing Ken in Barbie?

Ryan Gosling plays Ken in the Barbie movie, and early reviews say that Gosling has given a hilarious performance. His part of the promotional tour has been pretty amazing – someone said playing Ken broke Gosling’s brain, but I think Gosling is just having a lot of fun and not taking any of this seriously. Anyway, did we know that Ryan Gosling sings in Barbie? I didn’t know that, and Warner Bros released a new clip which is basically a pop music video of Gosling singing “Just Ken,” his theme song.

I appreciate the fact that Gosling has infused this role with some pathos and “blonde fragility” and I love that he’s singing and that Ken has a music video. I get the feeling that there are many music videos and dance breaks within the movie – Dua Lipa is Mermaid Barbie and she sings, right? Anyway, as I said, the early reviews are great and people are already buzzing about how Gosling should be in the Oscar conversation. OMG.

Photos, Barbie posters & Barbie screenshots courtesy of Backgrid, Warner Bros.

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