Margot Robbie Says Ryan Gosling 'Jumped' When Oscars 'I'm Just Ken' Performance Confirmed

Since "Barbie" rocked box-office tickets last summer, many have anticipated Ryan Gosling's Oscars performance of "I'm Just Ken."

However, when asked about it in the past few months, Gosling has since dismissed the idea of performing the song, but it seems like there's another story to it!

Margot Robbie Reveals Ryan Gosling Real Emotions On 'I'm Just Ken' Performance

Despite his initial public pronouncements that he didn't want to perform the Oscar-nominated song at the Academy Awards, Margot Robbie revealed that Ryan Gosling really wanted to perform the song at the ceremony.

"He jumped at this," Robbie told Variety. "He's going to crush it. I'm so excited. I think he's going to be the highlight of the whole night. I think a lot of people are going to be tuning in for this specific performance."

Gosling revealed to the publication in February 2023 his true feelings on performing the said song at the ceremony.

"It might be too much of a risk to have me do it," Oscar-nominated Best Supporting Actor Ryan Gosling said. "I don't know how that would work. But I'm open to it."

After being asked if they would substitute another singer-actor for the performance, Mark Ronson, one of the two songwriters of the track, told the publication that if Gosling didn't want to do it, they wouldn't do it all.

Eventually, Gosling was announced to perform the song at the 2024 Oscars on March 10, 2024. Ronson and Andrew Wyatt are also expected to be part of the performance.

Barbie 'I'm Just Ken' Performance At The 2024 Oscars

Unbeknownst to many, Ryan Gosling's performance will be stacked. Wolfgang Van Halen from Mammoth WVH was part of the band team for the song. In addition to Van Halen, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash was also on the song, along with Jelly Fish/Imperial Drag keyboardist Roger Manning and current Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese. (via Billboard) Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen have arrived at the 2024 Oscars and they've joined him on the performance. Meanwhile, in an interview with Good Morning America, Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel revealed that the "I'm Just Ken" performance would be a "big production." (via The Mirror)

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Barbie, Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Academy awards, Margot Robbie