Ryan Gosling Found an Actual Ken Doll in His Backyard Before Accepting the Barbie Movie Ryan Gosling's first photo as Ken for Barbie movie revealed Articles rova Ryan Gosling gets dolled up in Craig Gillespie's poignant, touching romance LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, playing this Wednesday for Film Club. Tickets are on sale now at drafthouse.com charlottesville To help Ryan Gosling stay in character, the real doll was treated like an actual person, as is done by the characters in the movie. She was dressed privately in her own Lars and the Real Girl* (2007) is a comedy drama starring Ryan Gosling. The film centers on Lars Lindstrom, a socially isolated man who forms a delusional relationship with a life sized sex doll