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Gosling, who shares two daughters with his partner, actress Eva Mendes, spoke about making the film and also shared a funny moment involving his family that took place while he was filming in Prague.

\"The whole sequence hinges on me being handcuffed to this bench,\" he said recalling one scene in particular. \"...There's lots of explosions going off and I was there with Eva and the kids and they were in a hotel nearby.\"

\"I got a call in the middle of one of the scenes and I kind of hid behind the bench and used my free hand and it was Eva saying, how long are these explosions going to go on because the girls have a piano zoom class,'\" he said.

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PHOTO: Ryan Gosling in a scene as Six in "The Gray Man."
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Elsewhere in the movie, Gosling's character, Sierra Six, is mocked by former CIA Agent Lloyd Hansen -- played by Chris Evans -- and referred to as \"Ken Doll.\" The comment is a reference to Gosling's real-life role playing Ken in the upcoming live-action Barbie film.

Gosling said the line was added into the script of \"The Gray Man\" after he was cast in the Barbie film.

\"They could feel it, I guess,\" he shared with a laugh. \"I was the last to recognize the Ken in me but -- I see it clearly now.\"

Gosling was tight-lipped when pressed for more details about his role as Ken in the upcoming Greta Gerwig-directed film but seized the opportunity to crack a few jokes.

He admitted he was experiencing a \"Kenaissance,\" and, speaking of what defines Ken, added, \"It's hard. You know, a lot of people don't know this, George Lucas based The Force on 'kenergy.' It's always been there. And we're going to talk about it next time.\"

\"A lot of people don't know this but George Lucas based The Force on Kenergy.\"

We are SO here for Ryan Gosling's Kenaissance. 🙌 https://t.co/kWY5S6eOU4 pic.twitter.com/kXwiphSVMp

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 21, 2022

\"The Gray Man\" is out in select theaters now and hits Netflix Friday.

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