Greta Gerwig Had to Fight to Keep “I’m Just Ken” in Movie

The fan-favorite dance sequence nearly acquired scrapped.

Barbie undoubtedly turned one of many most-buzzed about components of this yr’s popular culture, showcasing the enduring Mattel doll’s world with a mix of whimsey and sincerity. One of essentially the most unconventional moments of the movie could have been the “I’m Just Ken” sequence, which rendered the plight of Ken (Ryan Gosling) by way of an elaborate music and dance quantity. As Barbie director and co-writer Greta Gerwig revealed in a current dialogue on the BFI London Film Festival (through Variety), she had to struggle to hold the scene throughout the movie, as studio executives initially weren’t in a position to perceive its goal.

“It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,'” Gerwig revealed. “There was a big meeting that was like, ‘Do you need this?’ And I was like, ‘Everything in me needs this.’ They were like, ‘What do you even mean? What is a dream ballet?’ And I was like, ‘A dream ballet? Where do I begin!'”

“I was like, if people could follow that in Singing in the Rain, I think we’ll be fine. I think people will know what this is. So that was the big reference point,” Gerwig continued. “Even though everything felt right to me and was giving me so much joy in the way we were doing it, it was also like, ‘Oh no, this could be just terrible, but now I’m committed.'”

Gosling has brazenly praised director Greta Gerwig and star and producer Margot Robbie’s pitch for the Barbie film, calling the script the most effective he has ever learn. The actor has additionally teased the affect that he hopes the movie may have.

“This has been coming my whole life,” Gosling informed Variety again in 2022. “I think a lot of Kens will feel seen when they see this. Gotta do it for the Kens of the world. Nobody plays with Kens!”

Will There Be a Barbie Sequel?

Given Barbie’s smash success, followers have questioned if a sequel to the movie will probably be in the playing cards. According to a current report from The Hollywood Reporter, there are at the moment no choices or offers in place for Gerwig, Gosling, and Margot Robbie to return for a Barbie sequel. Robbie, in specific, is reportedly not obligated to return to her function of Stereotypical Barbie, however might return as a producer on a Barbie sequel if she needed to.

As the report outlines, Warner Bros. Pictures “made overtures” about Gerwig probably returning to direct a Barbie sequel, however her crew delayed these talks till the primary movie’s debut. With negotiations round new initiatives on maintain till the continued WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are over, there’s an opportunity that Gerwig, Robbie, and Gosling might return for a brand new Barbie film — however they might most likely have to negotiate far more profitable contracts, in response to the movie’s field workplace efficiency. Gerwig has indicated that she at the moment doesn’t have any concepts for a sequel movie.

“At this moment, it’s all I’ve got,” Gerwig revealed. “I feel like that at the end of every movie, like I’ll never have another idea and everything I’ve ever wanted to do, I did. I wouldn’t want to squash anybody else’s dream but for me, at this moment, I’m at totally zero.”

What Is Barbie About?

In Barbie, to stay in Barbie Land is to be an ideal being in an ideal place. Unless you might have a full-on existential disaster. Or you are a Ken. From Oscar-nominated author/director Greta Gerwig comes Barbie, which hit theaters on July twenty first. Barbie stars Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, alongside America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. The movie additionally stars Ana Cruz Kayne, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Connor Swindells, Sharon Rooney, Nicola Coughlan, Ritu Arya, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Dua Lipa and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. Gerwig directed Barbie from a screenplay by Gerwig & Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach, primarily based on Barbie by Mattel.