“He was into it, and I was very honored,” she noted.

He hilariously texted Gerwig: “I shall be your Ken, for his story must be told.”

The rest is history, and Stallone was, unexpectedly and unknowingly, a big part of it.

Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie movie

“And I feel like Ken was nothing if not a man in search of adornment.”

Additionally, the action icon influenced aspects of Ken’s life path in “Barbie” too.

W magazinepointed out some notable clues, including that Ackerley is her husband’s last name.

Sylvester Stallone as inspiration for Ken

The question remains: Was it truly Robbie behind the MaggieAckerley account?

We wonder if Ryan Gosling had the “Rocky” movies lined up to watch on his list?

Greta Gerwig and Ryan Gosling on set