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With Barbie's "I'm Just Ken," which has earned a slot on the Billboard Hot 100, Ryan Gosling has achieved new professional heights.
There is more to this song than just Kenough, it seems. A song by Ryan Gosling recently climbed on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a new professional high point.
This musical achievement is due to Barbie's "I'm Just Ken," which has Ryan's character singing an emotional, 80s-inspired ballad lamenting his fate in life as only Barbie's equal before changing into an elaborate, choreographed piece including all the Kens (and even Barbie)
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including guitars played by Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen). The song has become a tremendous hit, and as a result of its success, it is currently at 87 on the chart. The tormented doll-come-to-life sings, "I'm just Ken / Anywhere else I'd be a ten." Is it my fate to be a fragile blonde who lives and dies?
Of course, fans shouldn't be shocked by Ryan's musical talent. Along with performing in the 2016 film La La Land, the 42-year-old actor also served as one of two frontmen for the rock band Dead Man's Bones with co-star Zach Shields. In 2009, the trio issued its sole and first eponymous album.
So who came up with the now-famous Barbie song? To bring "I'm Just Ken" to life, Grammy Award-winning producer Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt stepped up to the plate—or should we say beach.
On June 26, Mark told Rolling Stone, "I don't read many scripts, but it was just everything I want in a movie. "If I don't get this job, this is going to be my favorite movie of the year," I thought.
And if box office figures are any indicator, the Greta Gerwig movie has truly become the year's most popular film since its July 21 launch. In addition to being the biggest premiere of the year thus far, Barbie also established a record for the greatest opening of any female-directed movie with a whooping $155 million in its opening weekend.
However, the journey to Barbie Land was arduous for the movie. In fact, there was a moment when Margot Robbie wasn't even supposed to be chosen for the lead part. Continue reading to learn more about the film's production details, including who almost appeared on the big screen in Margot's place.