Simu Liu channeled his best Ryan Gosling during a concert in Los Angeles as he performed a live rendition of Barbie song “I’m Just Ken.” “I want you to close your eyes, and I want you to put your hand on your heart, and I want you to repeat after …
Read More »Billie Eilish Hints at New Album During Appearance on 'Fallon'
Billie Eilish stopped by The Tonight Show to discuss her Grammy-nominated hit single “What Was I Made For?” and took the opportunity to tease new music. Speaking with host Jimmy Fallon, Eilish said she is “almost done” with the album she’s making. “At some point you will know more, but …
Read More »Ryan Gosling Is Totally Down to Play 'Husky Ken' in a 'Barbie' Sequel or Spin-Off
Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig have remained pretty steadfast in their thoughts about a Barbie sequel: They’re not that interested. But it’s hard to imagine Mattel letting a $1 billion picture go by without a sequel, whether it’s about Barbie or — maybe, who knows? — Ryan Gosling’s Ken. Gosling …
Read More »Margot Robbie Tells Cillian Murphy an 'Oppenheimer' Producer Asked Her to Move 'Barbie' Release
The Barbenheimer phenomenon was one of the defining cultural moments of 2023. For Variety‘s Actors on Actors special, Barbie‘s Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer‘s Cillian Murphy sat down for a chat to discuss their two films and how movie-watchers set up double features to see the films back-to-back. “People kept asking …
Read More »Todd Haynes Believes He Got a Better Performance Out of Barbie
T odd Haynes is, in this writer’s opinion, one of our greatest living filmmakers. Ever since his 1987 film, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, a moving examination of the singer’s battle with anorexia using Barbie dolls and created while he was at Bard College, his unique voice has enraptured audiences. …
Read More »'Barbie' Amplifies $100 Million Fortune With Nearly a Dozen 2024 Grammy Awards Nominations
Barbie’s cultural chokehold has reached the Recording Academy. Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster, which brought in over $100 million, was an ode to girlhood that understood the fundamental function music plays in our collective and individual existential crises. When Hollywood’s award season begins in a few weeks, Barbie is certain to …
Read More »Greta Gerwig Thinks 'Barbie' Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir Should Be Next 007
He has already portrayedBarack ObamaandMalcom X(and will soon be seen asBob Marley) butBarbiedirector Greta Gerwig believes she has discovered Kingsley Ben-Adir’s true calling.Appearing onVariety’s Awards Circuitpodcastto discuss the record-breaking blockbuster, Gerwig described the scene that convinced her she had found the next 007. Near the end of the film, whereKen, …
Read More »The Best 'Barbie' Movie Gifts, According to a Real-Life Collector
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This holiday season, it’s a strange time to be a Barbie collector. Sure, that stylish doll with the permanently raised arches has always been a staple of holiday …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Announces New Barbie in Her Likeness
Stevie Nicks surprised fans who were in attendance at her show at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday with news that Mattel told her they would be creating an official Stevie Nicks Barbie. Following her performance of “Bella Donna,” she intimated with the audience, “I have something very exciting …
Read More »Ryan Gosling Was 'Really Touched' by Chart-Topping Success of 'I'm Just Ken'
Ryan Gosling doesn’t seem fazed by the success of Barbie, but Mark Ronson, who helmed the film’s music, confirmed that the actor has found the response to his song “I’m Just Ken” “so surreal.” Speaking during an event about the music of Greta Gerwig‘s hit movie, Ronson described how Gosling …
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