For Gosling, however, finding his “Kenergy” wasn’t an intuitive process.
For starters, the actor didn’t have any experience playing with the doll when he was a child.
“He’s such a nonpresence in their world, they were like ‘What is there to play?
Is there meat on that bone?'”
Gosling informedThe New York Times.
Gosling’s kids aren’t the only ones who look at Ken as a subsidiary character.
Ultimately, it was his daughters’ apathy for Ken that convinced the actor to take the role.
He committed to the part after encountering one of his kids' castoff Kens.
“It was like, ‘This guy’s story does need to be told.'”
“They were [a] huge inspiration for me.”
Gosling’s kids helped him verify Ken’s humor showed through in his performance.
His daughters also went to work with their dad to watch him in one of the dance scenes.
“When they came to set, they were behind the camera, like my coaches.
It was pretty cool,” Gosling informedPeople.
I owe that kid a lot."
“I care about this dude now.
I’m like his representative,” the actor proclaimed toGQ.
Gosling also felt confident challenging naysayers who thought the 42-year-old actor was too old for the role.
Like you ever thought about Ken before this?
To discover his “Kenergy,” Gosling relied on Robbie and director Greta Gerwig.
The actor was also inspired by Mandi Gosling, his older sister.
Unlike Gosling’s two daughters, Mandi was confident from the start about her brother playing Ken.
“Of course he’s Ken!”
Mandi explained toET Canada.
