Mark Ronson, Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Photo:Amy Sussman/WireImage; Warner Bros. Pictures
Amy Sussman/WireImage; Warner Bros. Pictures
Mark Ronsonwants to takeBarbieto Broadway!The songwriter, 48, shared that he would be open to making aBarbiemusical following his success with the movie’s soundtrack at the 2024Critics' Choice Awardson Sunday.
Speaking to reporters, Ronson said he “absolutely” wanted to be involved in any musical version of the film.
“I’m just waiting for the call,” he added. “It would be amazing. Greta basically made a musical that’s without calling it a musical, so we would love it.”
Ronson also spoke about how working with co-writer Andrew Wyatt on theBarbiesoundtrack and comedic track“I’m Just Ken!”— whichwon best songon Sunday — has influenced his music-making process.
Mark Ronson and Ryan Gosling at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
“I think Greta and Noah’s script was so inspiring, literally put it down and that song came to us pretty quickly,” he continued. “So I don’t know if we’ll be as lucky to get that kind of a script every time, but we really did love working on this.”
Ronson pictured at the 2024 Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 14, 2024 in Santa Monica.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
For his acceptance speech on Sunday, Ronson thanked Gosling, 43, for his performance on the power ballad.
“Ryan Gosling, this is as much your award as ours,” Ronson said to the actor, whojokingly faked a deadpan reactionwhen the award was announced. “You made the audience fall in love with this song with your matchless performance, so thank you.”
Andrew Wyatt and Ronson won Best Song for “I’m Just Ken” (from ‘Barbie’).Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking of directorGreta Gerwig, he said, “The fact that you carved out 11 minutes for this prog-rock, power-ballad, dream-ballet, shred fest so the boys could cry and hold hands a little too, we’re really forever in your debt for that.”
Ronson also thanked Gerwig’s husband and co-writerNoah Baumbach, and producerMargot Robbie.
The song beat fellowBarbie: The Albumtracks “Dance the Night” (Dua Lipa) and “What Was I Made For?” (Billie Eilish) to the award Sunday.
source: people.com
