Ryan Gosling brought the Kenergy– however not without some significant preparation.
In reality, the Barbie star’s “I’m Just Ken” efficiency at the 2024 Oscars at Dolby Theatre needed months of preparation together with manufacturers, choreographers, dancers and more to bring the lavish production to life.
“Ryan Gosling is a true professional, that man—we met with him on Zooms months ago, talking about that performance,” reveal manufacturer Molly McNearney informed Variety in a short article released March11 “Greta Gerwig weighed in artistically also. He was so dedicated to it.”
But the motivation behind the phenomenon, which was a homage to Marilyn Monroe‘s tune “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, was allRyan And it just took a 40- piece orchestra, 62 dancers, over 24 enormous Barbie heads, a cameo from Guns N’ Roses and 4 Kens from Barbie
“That’s where the pink suit, and everybody else in black came from—and the stairs in the back,” choreographer Mandy Moore discussed. “And we had an homage to the candelabra girls: We had Ken-delabra men.”
