Ryan Gosling talks about almost passing up the chance to play Ken in “Barbie.” He will sing his Oscar-nominated song, “I Am Ken,” at the Academy Awards, March 10 on ABC.
He’s Kenough for the Academy Awards.
Ryan Gosling will perform his Oscar-nominated “Barbie” song, “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 Monday that he will indeed be singing the anthem to a 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. But I’m open to it.”
His co-star Margot Robbie (who played Barbie) chimed in: “Don’t worry. We’re poking Ryan whenever we can: ‘Do it. Come on. It’ll be fun.’ “
“I would love nothing more,” she added. “That would make me – and the world – so happy.”
Gosling said he almost turned down the role of Ken in “Barbie” — which has grossed over $1.4 billion at the box office.
“There were actual reasons why I couldn’t do the film,” Gosling told Variety in a wide-ranging interview published Monday.
“Schedule things. Life things,” he said. “And I would call months later to my agents or something and say, ‘Hey, who did they get to play Ken?’ And they would say, ‘Greta says it’s you.’ “
Gosling is referring to “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig, who was laser-focused on getting Gosling to play Ken from the get-go — even writing “Ken Ryan Gosling” in the pages of the movie’s script.
