Ryan Gosling Says He Hasn’t Been Asked to Sing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at Oscars

Ryan Gosling has not been requested to sing on the 2024 Academy Awards, this based on the person himself.

After the beloved anthem “I am Simply Ken” was nominated for Finest Unique Track, many puzzled whether or not the Barbie actor would take to the stage to carry out it in the course of the telecast. In a brand new interview with Selection, nevertheless, he mentioned he is but to obtain a name from the Academy.

“I nonetheless haven’t been requested. It is likely to be an excessive amount of of a threat to have me do it,” Gosling informed the publication. “I don’t understand how that may work. However I’m open to it.”

It’s customary for every music nominated for be carried out on the ceremony, however with the Oscars proper across the nook (March 10), manufacturing is chopping it somewhat shut, if Gosling is to be believed.

“It is anthemic … so we’ll want a finances,” he added, when the reporter mentioned followers would not desire a “scaled down” efficiency.

The actor can be nominated for Finest Supporting Actor for the summer time blockbuster, which is up for eight Oscars in whole.

Whereas on the Grammys pink carpet, Mark Ronson — who was a co-writer on the observe and the Barbie soundtrack producer — informed Selection that he desires to see Gosling carry out the hit observe on the Oscars stage.

“I wish to know … it’s my dream! It’s my dream,” he mentioned, earlier than including that if Gosling does not sing then there may be merely no alternative. “No. I feel if Ryan doesn’t do it then we’re not doing it,” Ronson added.

Margot Robbie was additionally interviewed for the quilt story, through which she opened up about why she and director Greta Gerwig felt Gosling was the correct selection for the character.

“We couldn’t think about anybody else having the ability to do all of the issues he wanted to and still have the humility to be Ken in a Barbie film,” Robbie mentioned. “I don’t know if quite a lot of large male film stars would do a movie with a feminine director the place their character isn’t the title of the movie. We each sensed he’s not that form of man.”

“And, after all, he’s beautiful,” Robbie added. “He’s unbelievably beautiful. Our Ken wanted to have that.”