Barbie
Summary
Ryan Gosling star as the leading Ken inBarbie , and while the movie highlighted many other versions of the Mattel doll , it underused one remarkable Ken variation . Of of course , the point of the 2023 fancy drollery film , directed and co - written by Greta Gerwig , is n’t about the Kens of the earth but the Barbies and the complexities of muliebrity . However , the movie also sheds some luminosity on toxic maleness and showcases numerous interpretations of Ken in Barbieland . And the fib , unfortunately , did n’t take reward of one of its unspoilt Kens .
The Kens intheBarbiecastaside from Gosling were Simu Liu as Tourist Ken/“Rival Ken , " Kingsley Ben - Adir as Basketball Ken , Ncuti Gatwa as Artist Ken , Scott Evans as Stereotypical Ken , and John Cena as Kenmaid . The film primarily focused on Gosling ’s Ken ’s feud with Liu ’s Ken , so Tourist Ken arrive the most attention out of all the Kens ( aside from Gosling ’s quality ) . But each Ken seemingly got their second to shine in the movie aside from one of them .
Scott Evans' Ken Is One Of Barbie’s Best Kens
Scott Evans portray Stereotypical Ken inBarbieand barely had any screenland prison term in the one - hour and 54 - minute film . Margot Robbie ’s graphic symbol was unimaginative Barbie , so it would have made gumption to showcase her counterpart , but Evans was badly underutilized in the chronicle . Even though his role was small , the player made indisputable that he was highly effective in every second of his scene . stereotypic Ken was one of the good Kens inBarbiedespite get little screen time , so it ’s a ignominy that the film did n’t take advantage of Evans ’s talent by give his persona a more significant role .
John Cena ’s cameo as Merman Ken was iconic in Barbie , but it would n’t have chance without a hazard meeting due to Cena filming another movie nearby .
A Kens Spinoff After Barbie Could Show More Of Scott Evans & Other Kens
If a Ken spinoff gets the green light source from Mattel and Warner Bros. , the suppositious film should fetch back Scott Evans and the other Kens and dig deeply into their type . As mention above , Evans was fantastic in his role , but so were Simu Liu , Kingsley Ben - Adir , and Ncuti Gatwa . If Mattel is insistent on build up aBarbiefranchise , the least it could do is show more of Evans , Liu , Ben - Adir , and Gatwa .
