Thank goodness, then, for a snippet from the film that Warner Bros. released Wednesday on an unprepared public a photo of one Ryan Gosling as Barbie's tanned, toned and plastic boyfriend, Ken.
Gosling fans, cinephiles and casual Twitter users are having a visceral reaction to the image of the Canadian actor, who stars opposite Margot Robbie's Barbie.
It's the first official image of Gosling as the character made famous in the toy aisle.
Based on the photo, Gosling's transformed into the quintessential Ken: His skin is tinted orange, and he's showing off an eight-pack of abs and bleached-blond hair.
His underpants are inexplicably emblazoned with his own name, and he's rocking a sleeveless denim vest without a shirt in front of a Pepto-Bismol pink backdrop.
But in terms of plot, the photo is all we've got to go on (as well as a photo of Robbie posing in-character with a pink convertible)
The sizable cast adds to the mystery of what the film could possibly be about it includes comedians like Issa Rae and Will Ferrell as well as rising stars Hari Nef and Ncuti Gatwa.
It's rumored that some of the many cast members will be playing alternate versions of Barbie and Ken.
Fans will have to wait until July 21, 2023, when the film will be released, to find out what Barbie, Ken and Will Ferrell are getting up to.