One of many largest questions going through the upcoming Academy Awards is whether or not or not “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer” would possibly win the Oscar for greatest image, but in addition whether or not or not Ryan Gosling will put his Ken mink coat again on to carry out “I’m Simply Ken” dwell on stage.
Ought to the beloved energy ballad land a nomination for greatest unique music, a dwell efficiency will possible happen no matter its Gosling singing the lead vocals. Oscar producers would absolutely love for it to be Gosling for rankings functions (and the percentages of him attending the Oscars as a greatest supporting actor nominee are in his favor), and so they even would possibly need to stage an “I’m Simply Ken” dwell efficiency even when the music doesn’t get nominated as a result of it’s simply so in style. Would Gosling really take the stage?
“Properly, I haven’t been invited. And I wasn’t fascinated about it till now, and now it’s all I’m going to consider,” Gosling not too long ago advised W Journal whereas taking part in coy on his remaining reply. “Do you receives a commission to sing on the Oscars? Do it’s a must to drive your self? What sort of scratch is concerned? They choose you up at the least, proper?”
Gosling has earned a Grammy nomination and a spot on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart due to “I’m Simply Ken,” which additionally not too long ago made the Oscar shortlist for greatest unique music. Moviegoers will discover out Jan. 23 whether or not or not “I’m Simply Ken” earns an Oscar nomination. It’s certainly one of three unique songs from “Barbie” which can be on the shortlist. Becoming a member of the ability ballad are Dua Lipa’s disco hit “Dance the Evening” and Billie Eillish’s soulful “What Was I Made For?” Gosling and “Barbie” soundtrack producer Mark Ronson not too long ago gave “I’m Simply Ken” an awards marketing campaign enhance by releasing three new variations of the music, together with a Christmas and an acoustic cowl.
Elsewhere throughout his W Journal interview, Gosling stated his first impression of taking part in Ken was complete intimidation.
“It was the title web page of the script, which stated ‘Barbie and Ken,’ however ‘and Ken’ was scratched out. And the following impression was, that is the toughest half I’ll ever play,” he stated. “How do you method taking part in a 70-year-old crotchless doll? There’s no analysis you are able to do for that. There’s nobody you possibly can shadow, no documentaries you possibly can watch, no books written about Ken. You’re by yourself.”
Margot Robbie advised the journal that “Ryan at all times had these methods up his sleeve” to maintain her on her toes whereas filming. “He’d catch me off guard with them,” she stated. “The double sun shades factor [when Ken wears two pairs of sunglasses for ‘boys night’] was his concept. That was simply on a random take, and it made the lower of the film. And yelling out ‘Chic!’ at a sure second. It was like I used to be at all times getting a front-row seat to being entertained.”
One other trick Gosling had was bringing a prop seagull to set for the primary day of filming. The primary scene Gosling and Robbie shot collectively as Barbie and Ken is the second the 2 characters journey to the actual world in a ship.
“I introduced a prop seagull to set. I requested someone to puppeteer it within the shot, and I didn’t inform Margot,” Gosling stated. “Ninety % of the actors I’ve labored with would go [very sarcastically], ‘You introduced a seagull. Nice.’ However Margot was open to the seagull puppetry.”
“Barbie” is now obtainable to stream on Max.
