After Ryan Gosling crushed his “I am Simply Ken” efficiency on the Oscars, producer Molly McNearney (spouse of Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the ceremony) spoke to Selection in regards to the course of. “Ryan Gosling is a real skilled … we met with him on Zooms months in the past, speaking about that efficiency,” she mentioned. “Greta Gerwig weighed in creatively as nicely. He was so dedicated to it.”
McNearney went on to say that Gosling himself concocted the efficiency’s general vibe — together with the references to traditional movies like “Gents Want Blondes” (particularly the observe “Diamonds Are a Woman’s Greatest Good friend”) and Busby Berkeley dance numbers … and the actor additionally determined to incorporate his collaborators Mark Ronson and Slash (the well-known guitarist performs guitar on the unique observe). Not solely that, however the rehearsal interval was extraordinarily temporary. Talking to The New York Occasions, choreographer Mandy Moore — who labored on “La La Land” with Gosling and created the dance numbers for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — mentioned they solely had a handful of rehearsals to make the quantity occur. When the outlet requested the place it ranked amongst her largest profession challenges, Moore mentioned, “It was undoubtedly up there with ‘La La Land’ and the Eras Tour” — which is surprising when you think about that “I am Simply Ken” is below 5 minutes lengthy.