Michael Cera’s Deleted ‘Barbie’ Scene Was Inspired by ‘Jaws’: Greta Gerwig ‘Could Not Stop Laughing’

“I’m Just Ken” musical number in the hit “Barbie” after studio execs questioned the necessity of the scene.“It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,'” Gerwig, 40, said during the BFI London Film Festival, according to Variety. The iconic scene comes at the film’s climax as the Kens — led by Gosling, 42, and Simu Liu, 34 — begin to fight each other on the beach before dancing it out.According to Gerwig, she was hauled into “big meetings” where she was forced to defend her position.

Barbie.During a Screen Talk conversation at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday (October 8), Gerwig said she was asked whether the sequence led by Ryan Gosling’s Ken was necessary during a “big meeting”.“It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,’” Gerwig told Succession creator Jesse Armstrong at the event (via Variety). “There was a big meeting that was like, ‘Do you need this?’ And I was like, ‘Everything in me needs this.’“They were like, ‘What do you even mean? What is a dream ballet?’ And I was like, ‘A dream ballet? Where do I begin!’”Gerwig said the sequence, which is soundtracked by the song ‘I’m Just Ken’ written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, was inspired by 1952’s Singin’ In The Rain which featured a “dream ballet inside of a dream ballet”.“I was like, if people could follow that in Singin’ In The Rain, I think we’ll be fine,” Gerwig said.

Though the film is titled “Barbie,” there’s no denying the breakout performance from the blockbuster is from Ryan Gosling as Ken. And if you point to one moment in the film to showcase just how great Gosling’s performance is, you can talk about the “I’m Just Ken” song sequence.

Greta Gerwig wears a see-through skirt while stepping out for her Screen Talks conversation during the 2023 BFI London Film Festival on Sunday (October 8) held at the BFI Southbank in London.

Ellise Shafer “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig discussed how Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” dance sequence came to be during her Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, revealing that she was asked in a “big meeting” if the scene was necessary. “It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,'” Gerwig said in conversation with “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong.

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Barbie, which is currently being shown in IMAX cinemas, features new post-credits footage.The clip, which doesn’t feature in the original version, begins with a message from director Greta Gerwig, who promises audiences they’ll be “transported into Barbie Land like never before,” according to Entertainment Week.The filmmaker adds: “We made this movie with the big-screen experience in mind, from the technicolor hues to the dance parties and authentically artificial sets, so it’s thrilling to be able to bring Barbie to IMAX, the biggest screen of all.

Here’s a wild statistic for you—as of this writing, “Barbie” is the 14th highest grossing film of all time. At $1.43 billion in global grosses, the film is Warner Bros.’ biggest film of all time and the absolute runaway hit of 2023.

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Greta Gerwig could “not stop laughing” at a deleted scene from Barbie with Michael Cera.The film’s cinematographer, Rodrigo Prieto, said he shot “many scenes” for the film that “didn’t end up in the movie”, including one that was inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The scene was so funny that Gerwig, who directed the film, “could not stop laughing” at the scene that involved Cera, who played Ken’s friend Allan in the film.Speaking to Variety, Prieto said: “We did this shot on Allan that emulated Jaws. He’s terrified [when] Ken hits a wave and then flies in the air.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has generated $626 million at the domestic box office, overtaking Marvel’s 2012 blockbuster “The Avengers” ($623 million) as the 11th-highest grossing release in history. In order to crack the top 10, “Barbie” will need to outpace 2015’s “Jurassic World” (No. 10 with $653 million), “Titanic” (No.

Jaden Thompson Director Richard Linklater expressed his admiration for Greta Gerwig’s record-breaking “Barbie” in a recent interview with NME. He specifically praised the musical numbers in the fantasy comedy, which include “I’m Just Ken,” performed by Ryan Gosling. “I liked the musical numbers,” Linklater said.