Greta Gerwig fought to keep Barbie's 'I'm Just Ken' sequence
The Barbie movie is undoubtedly iconic but one scene that has stuck in fans' minds since the film's release was Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken' sequence.
So fans will be shocked to know that the scene almost didn't make it into the movie.
Speaking during her Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, director Greta Gerwig revealed that she had to fight to keep the scene in.
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"It just said in the script: 'And then it becomes a dream ballet and they work it out through dance,'" Gerwig said (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 went on to say that she took inspiration from classic musical Singing in the Rain but even she found herself having some doubts about the scene.
"I was like, if people could follow that in Singing in the Rain, I think we’ll be fine. I think people will know what this is. So that was the big reference point," Gerwig continued.
"Even though everything felt right to me and was giving me so much joy in the way we were doing it, it was also like: 'Oh no, this could be just terrible, but now I'm committed.'"
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Barbie ended up grossing over $1 billion at the box office and during the London Film Festival Gerwig described the movie's success as "incredible".
"I was invited to go on this journey. Margot Robbie came to me and said, 'Do you want to write this?'" Gerwig said. "She was the producer and star with David Heyman and Tom Ackerley. They put together this incredible team of people, and the process of making it was such a joy."
Barbie is in cinemas and available now to buy or rent on Prime Video, Microsoft Store, Apple TV+ and other digital retailers.
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