Greta Gerwig knew moviegoers wouldn’t be able to get Kenough of Ryan Gosling in Barbie ever since a certain SNL skit.
, Gerwig discussed her admiration for Gosling's comedic talents, specifically on the legendary sketch comedy show, which he's hosted twice.
"You know those actors you can… just sort of feel that they know what's funny, and I always felt that about him," Gerwig said.
The filmmaker said that she wrote the part of Ken with Gosling in mind, to the point where his name appeared in the screenplay — despite the fact that she'd never met the actor before. "We actually, in writing it, cast Ryan, like we wrote his name into the script and everything… and [Gosling's name] was everywhere," Gerwig, who wrote the movie with, said in the interview. "And then when we handed them the script, the studio was like 'Oh, it's so wonderful that you know Ryan.' And I was like, 'Oh, I don't know Ryan. I've never met Ryan, I have no idea.
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