Being ‘just Ken’ could be enough for the Canadian actor to earn cinema’s highest accolade American, the Oscar for best actor, after the first critical acclaim from those who have already seen Barbie by Greta Gerwin, place it as a strong candidate for the next installment which will take place in March 2024.

Moreover, there is already a word that defines the actor’s level of confidence on the set: ken energy (Ken energy)

“I didn’t know Ryan at all,” Gerwig said days ago los angeles times“But Ryan was the person I always had in mind to play that role. I just knew he could be a lot of fun, but he would also explore the depths of this type of puzzle. scandalous place Ken finds himself in, as a person.”

on the tape, Gosling takes on the star male character who, despite living in a trouble-free and ideal world, internally questions his place. on stage when unavoidable she notes that her joy only comes from Barbie’s company. “Us We can’t go anywhere like Ken, there’s no such thing as Ken’s house, except gather on the beach and look at the horizon”.

although Margo Robbie, the protagonist and producer prefers not to call Ken an accessory, but does admit that he complements Barbie’s life. “His character started out that way, but over the course of the movie, Ken gets out of that box, rips that label off, and realizes that’s enough.”

That dimension of the character already was revealed this week with the release of the song Just Ken in which the character wonders if he would be king anywhere elsebut maybe his destiny is only to be a “fragile blonde”.

Barbie opens in Ecuador on Thursday, July 20.