Oliver Stone Says Ryan Gosling Is “Wasting His Time” Making Films Like ‘Barbie’ That Contribute To “Infantilization Of Hollywood”; Says He “Fell Asleep” Watching ‘John Wick’

The Oscars remain about a month away, but all eyes are on the final showdown between “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Which movie of the “Barbenheimer” crazy will win the most awards at the ceremony?  Christopher Nolan‘s film leads Greta Gerwig‘s with 13 nominations against 8, but more crucial questions prevail: like, will Ryan Gosling perform “I’m Just Ken” live on the telecast? Continue reading ‘Barbie’: Ryan Gosling Initially Turned Down Ken Role Due To Scheduling Conflicts, But Greta Gerwig & Margot Wouldn’t Let Him Say No at The Playlist.

Eva Mendes is over the moon after her husband Ryan Gosling receives an Oscar nomination for his role as Ken in “Barbie.” The film, which is the highest-grossing movie of 2023, received eight Oscar nominations. In addition to praising the father of her daughters for his nomination for Best Supporting Actor, the former actress also called out the people who criticized Gosling’s casting as Ken.Mendes shared a screenshot of a published opinion story on Instagram, which described Ryan as a “major cringe” in the movie.

Eva Mendes has called out those who tried to “shame” her husband Ryan Gosling for taking on the role of Ken in Barbie.Gosling’s performance in the film has earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while his song ‘I’m Just Ken’ (written and produced by Mark Ronson) is also nominated. However, the actor was initially criticised by some for taking on the roll of the plastic doll.Mendes shared one story published by Rolling Stone in June 2022 as an example.

Eva Mendes is expressing her support for her partner Ryan Gosling after the actor scored an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie film.

Eva Mendes had faith in Ryan Gosling‘s role in Barbie when no one else did — and she’s making sure everyone remembers that!

Eva Mendes is speaking out to defend her longtime partner Ryan Gosling against the backlash he’s been receiving for his role as Ken in Barbie and for receiving an Oscar nomination for his work.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Eva Mendes celebrated partner Ryan Gosling‘s latest Oscar nomination by putting his haters on blast. Gosling is nominated for best supporting actor at the 2024 Academy Awards thanks to his performance as Ken in the blockbuster comedy “Barbie,” which earned a total of eight Oscar nominations. Gosling’s casting was originally divisive, as social media debates erupted over whether or not he was too old to play the doll.

Ryan Gosling has shared his disappointment over the Barbie director and his co-star being 'snubbed' during the Oscars nominations. The Canadian actor starred as Ken in the live-action movie which was released in 2023 and has been critically acclaimed.

Ryan Gosling has spoken about his disappointment after Barbie director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie were snubbed in two major categories at the 2024 Oscars nominations.The actor, 43, who was nominated for his supporting role as Ken in the box office hit, said he was “so happy” for co-star America Ferrera, 39, who received a nod for best supporting actress for her performance as Gloria. However, Greta, 40, was snubbed of a nod for best director, but was named alongside her husband Noah Baumbach for best adapted screenplay.

Ryan Gosling has shared a statement detailing his disappointment with the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed of major nominations for Barbie.Yesterday, the nominees for the 2024 Oscars were announced, with Barbie scoring a total of eight nods including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera.Notably missing from those nominations are Best Actress for Margot Robbie and Best Director for Greta Gerwig. Following the nominee announcements, fans took to social media to share their disbelief at the snubs.Now, Ryan Gosling – who played Ken in the film – has shared a statement touching on the matter.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “There is no Ken without Barbie,” Ryan Gosling said in a statement following Tuesday morning’s Oscar nominations announcement. The “Barbie” star, who received a nomination for best supporting actor, spoke out against the Academy’s snubs of Margot Robbie in the category of best actress and Greta Gerwig in best director. “I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films.

Kenough. Ryan Gosling is showing his support for his “Barbie” co-star Margot Robbie and the film’s director Greta Gerwig after they were both snubbed in the Best Actress and Best Director Oscar categories respectively.

The 2024 Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song have been announced. The 96th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

There are a million sayings that go something like this—don’t talk about shit that you know nothing about. The same can be said in terms of film critique.

walked back his comments slamming “Barbie” star Ryan Gosling “for doing that s – – t for money.”Stone, 77, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he made those incendiary comments last year before seeing the box-office behemoth, which snared eight Oscar nominations Tuesday — including one for Gosling as Best Supporting Actor and America Ferrera as Best Supporting Actress and has grossed over $1.45 billion worldwide.“At the time, I was busy promoting my nuclear documentary in Europe [‘Nuclear Now’] and had little to no knowledge of the project beyond its title,” Stone wrote, regarding his nuking of Gosling and “Barbie.”He said he saw the film in July “and appreciated the film for its originality and its themes.”“I found the filmmaker’s approach certainly different than what I expected,” he said. “I apologize for speaking ignorantly.”He also praised “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig’s 2017 movie “Ladybird” as “one of my favorites of that year.”” ‘Barbie’s’ box office greatly boosted the morale of our business, which was welcome,” he said.

The Savages director said he made the remarks “before the film even came out” and while he was promoting his documentary Nuclear Now.

It doesn’t sound like Ryan Gosling and Oliver Stone are ever going to work together after these comments from the acclaimed director.

Oliver Stone has suggested that Ryan Gosling is “wasting his time” making films like Barbie.Gosling played the role of Ken in last year’s hit Greta Gerwig film, earning huge acclaim including a recent BAFTA nomination for Supporting Actor.However, Stone – who has helmed films such as Platoon and JFK – criticised the film in a resurfaced interview with City A.M. from last year, hitting out at a “ridiculous” joke suggestion from Mattel’s boss that he could direct a Barbie sequel.“Ryan Gosling is wasting his time if he’s doing that shit for money,” Stone added. “He should be doing more serious films. He shouldn’t be a part of this infantilization of Hollywood.“Now it’s all fantasy, fantasy, fantasy, including all the war pictures: fantasy, fantasy.

Barbie costars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are enjoying some downtime amid the start of a jam-packed awards season.

Ryan Gosling‘s history as a leading man is so extensive in Hollywood that you might have forgotten some of his earliest days in the industry were with Disney as a member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club.