‘Barbie’: Ryan Gosling Initially Turned Down Ken Role Due To Scheduling Conflicts, But Greta Gerwig & Margot Wouldn’t Let Him Say No

Ryan Gosling will seemingly perform at the Oscars next month.After months of haziness regarding Gosling’s performance of ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the awards show, Variety has reportedly confirmed that the actor will join Mark Ronson onstage at the Academy Awards. Per Variety, the Academy has declined to comment on Gosling’s performance.Gosling’s performance has been in question since the nominees for this year’s awards were announced earlier this January.

Ryan Gosling is officially performing his Oscar-nominated “Barbie” number, “I’m Just Ken,” at the upcoming 96th ceremony, airing March 10 on ABC. Earlier this month, Gosling told Variety that he still had “not been asked,” but the outlet confirmed on Monday that he will indeed be singing the anthem to a huge worldwide audience.“It might be too much of a risk to have me do it,” Gosling previously told Variety. “I don’t know how that would work.

It looks like Ryan Gosling is going to be warming up his vocal chords over the next few weeks. The “La La Land” star has reportedly agreed to belt out the Best Original Song nominee “I’m Just Ken” during the 2024 Academy Awards telecast.

The cast of Barbie has arrived at the 2024 SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles!

“Barbie” fans already know the story: John Cena bumped into Margot Robbie while out to dinner in London while she was shooting Greta Gerwig‘s film, and she offered him a role in the movie. And Cena agreed, leading to the creation of the one and only Kenmaid.

Barbie filmmaker Greta Gerwig is finally addressing Oscars snub.

Oscars snub for Best Director.“Of course I wanted it for Margot [Robbie],” Gerwig, 40, told Time for its Women of the Year profile. “But I’m just happy we all get to be there together.”Gerwig became the first female director to have their movie hit $1 billion at the global box office in August. “Barbie” is up for eight Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Barbie, a cultural phenomenon that became 2023’s highest-grossing film at $1.45 billion worldwide. It’s also got eight Oscar nominations, including for Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s screenplay, which AMPAS put in the Adapted category despite other bodies — including the Writers Guild — clocking it as Original.

Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig and Caitriona Balfe are celebrating with Chanel!

Sylvester Stallone has shared that he would like Ryan Gosling to play the next Rambo.Appearing on a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Stallone revealed that he would “pass” the “baton” to him if the franchise was to be revisited.The Rocky actor said: “I met [Gosling] at a dinner. [Gosling] goes, ‘I was fascinated by Rambo and I used to go to school dressed as Rambo and people would chase me away and I still didn’t stop.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director ABC has debuted the first promotional video for the upcoming Oscars, and it features host Jimmy Kimmel in a full-blown recreation of “Barbie” that also reunites cast members Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon. In perhaps a surprising move, the advertisement directly calls out the Academy for snubbing “Barbie” filmmaker Greta Gerwig in the best director race. Gerwig’s omission is widely considered the most shocking Oscar snub this year, along with “Barbie” star Margot Robbie not making it into the best actress race.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 96th annual Oscar nominees luncheon gathered a vibrant crowd of celebrities, filmmakers and cinephiles at the iconic Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. DeVon Franklin, a Board of Governors member, kicked off the event by announcing the roll call of attendees, starting with the esteemed composer Laura Karpman of “American Fiction” and concluding with the talented Robert Downey Jr., nominated for his supporting role in “Oppenheimer.” Here are some of the key takeaways from the event.

Eva Mendes is over the moon after her husband Ryan Gosling receives an Oscar nomination for his role as Ken in “Barbie.” The film, which is the highest-grossing movie of 2023, received eight Oscar nominations. In addition to praising the father of her daughters for his nomination for Best Supporting Actor, the former actress also called out the people who criticized Gosling’s casting as Ken.Mendes shared a screenshot of a published opinion story on Instagram, which described Ryan as a “major cringe” in the movie.

Eva Mendes has called out those who tried to “shame” her husband Ryan Gosling for taking on the role of Ken in Barbie.Gosling’s performance in the film has earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while his song ‘I’m Just Ken’ (written and produced by Mark Ronson) is also nominated. However, the actor was initially criticised by some for taking on the roll of the plastic doll.Mendes shared one story published by Rolling Stone in June 2022 as an example.

Whoopi Goldberg has said there is no such thing as Oscars “snubs” amid the outrage over Greta Gerwig and Margot not being nominated for Best Director and Best Actress for Barbie.Barbie earned a total of eight nominations for the 2024 ceremony, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, but the shut-out for Gerwig and Robbie in the Best Director and Best Actress categories has resulted in a backlash against the Academy.“The message of all of that is not lost on me, but one question I have — and maybe Whoopi is the only one that can answer this — when does it become a snub?” Sara Haines asked Goldberg on The View (via Entertainment Weekly). “I know the film, I know the greatness and the money, but that assumes someone else shouldn’t be in there.”in response, Oscar-winner Goldberg said that “everybody doesn’t win” and “you don’t get everything you want to get.”“There are no snubs,” said added.

Eva Mendes is expressing her support for her partner Ryan Gosling after the actor scored an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie film.

Eva Mendes is speaking out to defend her longtime partner Ryan Gosling against the backlash he’s been receiving for his role as Ken in Barbie and for receiving an Oscar nomination for his work.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Eva Mendes celebrated partner Ryan Gosling‘s latest Oscar nomination by putting his haters on blast. Gosling is nominated for best supporting actor at the 2024 Academy Awards thanks to his performance as Ken in the blockbuster comedy “Barbie,” which earned a total of eight Oscar nominations. Gosling’s casting was originally divisive, as social media debates erupted over whether or not he was too old to play the doll.

Hillary Clinton has a message for Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie: “you are Kenough.”

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton posted an encouraging message addressed to Barbie duo Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie on Wednesday morning in response to their high-profile snubs amongst the nominations for this year’s Oscars.