Although Robbie as Barbie was given, Gerwig wrote the role of the essential character Ken for Gosling with no certainty that he would want or have the ability to do it.
“I just knew he could be perfect for it,” recalls E!. So when the producers saw Ryan’s name written in the script, “they said, ‘Oh, that is great, you already know Ryan,'” she continued. “I used to be like, ‘Oh, no, I’ve never met Ryan. I do not know if Ryan will, I just want him to. I feel like I conjured it out of thin air. But I can not imagine he said yes, and then I can not imagine he gave the performance he did.
Appearances that each he AND Robbie gave, the director quickly added.
“I knew they were great, but I used to be blown away day by day,” said Gerwig. “They let the comedy come out that they took it very seriously. They never made fun of her, never stepped outside of her. They’ve all the time approached it with total commitment and truth – and that is why it’s funny. moments on this movie where I simply cannot imagine they did it. I still cannot imagine they did it!