Gosling

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMark Ronson has said if Ryan Gosling doesn’t sing Barbie power ballad “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars then it won’t be performed at all. The Barbie soundtrack producer and co-writer said he’d had no confirmation about whether a live performance was on the cards, but he was clear that there is only one person who could do the job of singing it. During an interview for Variety, Ronson was…

When Jacqueline Durran was crafting the costumes for the Barbie film, which whipped the world into a hot-pink frenzy last summer, she first worked out all of Barbie’s outfits – and then she “fitted Ken in”. He is, says the British costume designer perhaps best known for her work on period dramas, “the accessory to what she’s wearing.”The notion of a clinger-on Ken clearly amused the cast and crew, as much as it tickled the rest of us when the film exploded on to our screens. “Greta had this great image of ‘Kens’,” says…

Mark Ronson “would love to make more music” with Barbie star Ryan Gosling, the music producer told Billboard this week. “We definitely had a lot of fun,” Ronson said of his collaboration with Gosling. Ronson, alongside Andrew Wyatt, produced the now Oscar-nominated soundtrack for the film, which includes Gosling’s Oscar and Grammy-nominated song, “I’m Just Ken.” “Ryan…he’s got amazing taste and great ideas, and he’s an extremely funny and talented musician and singer,” Ronson said. He…

The announcement of the 2024 Oscar nominees sparked discussion among movie enthusiasts, mainly because of the not-so-good look of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig, both being overlooked by the awards body despite both of their critical roles in the billion-dollar Barbie success story. This controversy arose amid their film securing eight nods, including Best Picture. Ryan Gosling earned one in a prestigious category for his portrayal of Ken in the blockbuster. Interestingly, the 43-year-old star is facing pressure from…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeI have this thing in my head,” Oliver Jackson-Cohen is telling me. “I don’t know where it comes from, but I am always convinced that everything I do is going to be s***. So I’m always pleasantly surprised that it’s not as s***ty as I think.”The London-born actor really doesn’t need to be so anxious. Since landing his breakout role of heroin addict Luke Crain in Mike Flanagan’s Netflix…

When the first trailer of Barbie came out and shared the first footage of Ryan Gosling as Ken, it was met with a polarizing response of people coming down hard on the actor’s age. Then once the movie came out, the critics who saw the comedy film felt Gosling stole the show, and his performance even landed him among this year’s Oscar nominees. With all of the positivity that’s come from the Canadian actor playing the Mattel Inc. doll, his real-life partner, Eva Mendes, called out all of the haters who ever doubted him.The…

Actor Eva Mendes is happy for her partner, Ryan Gosling after he was nominated for an Oscar. She congratulated him for his portrayal of Ken in Greta Gerwig`s directorial film `Barbie,` according to Deadline. Taking to her Instagram handle, she wrote a message on his achievement and congratulated him for the nomination, despite all the criticism he received before the film was released. "So proud of my man. So much hate when he took on this role. So many people trying to shame him for doing it. Despite all the #Notmyken…

Ryan Gosling has spoken out after his Barbie co-star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig missed out on Oscar nominations in key categories."To say that I'm disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement... Their work should be recognised along with the other very deserving nominees," the actor, 43, said in a statement.The pair had been predicted to be nominated in the best director and best actress categories.However, Robbie was recognised as a producer in the best…

Snubs are not exactly uncommon during awards season – not least because it’s the only time of year when anyone actually uses the word “snub” – but on Tuesday the Oscar nominations pulled off what can only be described as a turbosnub. By failing to recognise Greta Gerwig or Margot Robbie, the director and lead actress of Barbie, the Academy managed to create a historic firestorm. Social media is furious about the snubs, and everyone knows how hard it is to make social media angry.Luckily for us all, a white knight has come…

Ryan Gosling has spoken out about his disappointment that Barbie director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie were not nominated in two major Oscar categories, despite receiving a nod himself.The actor, who on Tuesday was nominated for his supporting role as Ken in the box office juggernaut, described it as an “understatement” to say he was “disappointed” that Gerwig and Robbie were not nominated in their respective categories.“Their work should be recognised along with the other very deserving nominees,” he added.Gerwig…