The Oscars are shortly approaching and the anticipation to see if Ryan Gosling will perform “I’m Just Ken” from the Barbie movie continues to construct. Just lately Gosling politely declined an invitation from Clive Davis to carry out it at a Grammys gala, so the film’s music producer Mark Ronson tapped Lainey Wilson to sing the iconic number for the event as an alternative. In terms of the Academy Awards, nonetheless, the hopes are larger since Gosling is nominated for his position as Ken and the music can be up for a golden statuette.
In an interview with Variety, the actor talked about the potential of performing the track for an even bigger viewers on the Oscars stage. He’s no stranger to performing dwell—however he’s used to extra intimate reveals along with his band Useless Man’s Bones, quite than something resembling the Academy Awards telecast. “[My band shows were] at all times in church buildings and graveyards—not arenas,” he stated. Concerning the Oscars, which might presumably contain an enormous manufacturing quantity, “I nonetheless haven’t been requested,” he stated, and added, “It could be an excessive amount of of a danger to have me do it. I don’t understand how that may work. However I’m open to it.”
Barbie producer and star Margot Robbie is aware of the demand is there. “Don’t fear,” she advised the commerce. “We’re poking Ryan each time we are able to: ‘Do it. Come on. It’ll be enjoyable.’’ Maybe simply enjoying coy or tiptoeing round the true plan for the track on the Oscars, Gosling contemplated, “It may well’t be pared down? OK. It’s anthemic. So we’ll want a finances.”
We’ll must tune in to the Academy Awards on March 10 to seek out out if we’ll get an epic “I’m Simply Ken” efficiency. One other track from Barbie, Billie Eilish’s Grammy-winning “What Was I Made For?”, can be among the many nominees.
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