After the success of Barbie, Ryan Gosling said goodbye to Ken, the character he played in the highest-grossing film worldwide. However, the goodbye was not just any goodbye, but through an adaptation of All Too Wellby Taylor Swift.
Ryan Gosling said goodbye to Ken because he is promoting The Fall Guythe new movie he stars in along with Emily Blunt. “Ken and I had to break up, it’s over,” the actor declared.
Through a presentation on the American show Saturday night LiveGosling said goodbye to Ken with a version of All Too Well, the song that Taylor Swift fans consider a breakup anthem, which the actor also acknowledged in the sketch in which he presented his All Too Well Ken’s Version.
Letting go feels like a breakup, and to process a breakup there is only one thing that can help: the music of the great Taylor Swift. Ryan Gosling.
What does the version say? All too well by Ryan Gosling?
Ryan Gosling adapted All Too Well to what he experienced with his character Ken in the Barbie movie, but despite the adaptation, the idea of continuing with the anthem of breakups continued.
“Before I was just Ken, now I’m just Ryan” and “Now it’s time to say goodbye to Ken.” are part of the adaptation to the lyrics of the American singer-songwriter.
He added to the letter Emily Blunt to say goodbye to Katherine, the role she played in Oppenheimer.
“Now is the time to say goodbye to everything”
With this, they give a new start in their acting careers to begin with The Fall Guy and they leave behind their leading roles in the most successful films of 2023.
What is The Fall Guy about?
The Fall Guy is an adaptation of the television series of the same name, directed by David Leitch. Therefore, the plot follows the original idea and focuses on Colt Seaversan action double who risks his life on and off the recording set.
The plot complicates when the main actor disappears and Colt must find him so that the studio does not close his girlfriend’s project. In the promos they define it as an action romance with a touch of comedy.
Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, and Emily Blunt with his ex-girlfriend who is directing his first film. The film premieres on May 1, so both said goodbye to their characters from the most successful films of 2023.