Ryan Gosling admittedly felt self-conscious about performing the nostalgic hit at first.
Barbie Land advisory: This article contains spoilers forBarbie.
It’s a simple but effective one: damage their respective egos, leading to an all-out Ken war.
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling, and Ncuti Gatwa in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
And it all begins with aMatchbox Twentysong.
So, how does a Matchbox Twenty song appear in a Barbie reimagining with an existential twist?
“Push” in particular was a controversial hitwhen it arrived on the airwaves.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
“I was trying to make it a panoramic song,” he told theWashington Postin 1998.
“The chorus is just the overall way I was looking at relationships at the time.”
“I really loved that song.
I listened to it all the time and I was like, ‘I feel it.
Something’s in this.'”
Gosling had to learn the words and recorded the song at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios.
(Gosling is still self-conscious about it now, he jokes in response.)
“So I had to go back and make peace with him and ask for his help.
It was good for me.”
Watch Gerwig discuss the serenade track choice above.
For more Barbiesms (and Kenisms), check out EW’s fullAround the Tablewith the cast below.
The Kentriarchy is in theaters now.
These interviews were conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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