Ryan Gosling has a profound clarification for why he needed to play Ken

When the primary pictures of Ryan Gosling as a shirtless Ken doll in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie film dropped, the web went understandably wild.

Ryan Gosling’s response on The Tonight Present? Shock and mock outrage.

“I used to be stunned that some folks had been clutching their pearls about my Ken, as if they ever thought of Ken for a second earlier than this,” says Gosling within the clip above, feigning anger. “They by no means performed with Ken…He is an adjunct, and never even one of many cool ones.”

Gosling went on to say that after Greta Gerwig requested him to play the position, he went exterior to offer it some thought — just for the universe to offer him a transparent signal.

“I stroll out into the again yard, and you understand the place I discovered Ken, Jimmy? Face down within the mud subsequent to a squished lemon,” says Gosling.

“I texted it to Greta and I stated, ‘I shall be your Ken. For his story have to be informed.'”