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The song "I'm Just Ken" was almost a much smaller part of the 'Barbie' movie. A new featurette promoting the record-breaking film's release on video on demand breaks down the "I'm Just Ken" musical battle scene and sees music producer Mark Ronson reveal this about the making of the song. Once Ronson wrote the initial version, he says that writer-director Greta Gerwig wanted more.

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00:00The song I'm Just Ken was almost a much smaller part of the Barbie movie.

00:09A new featurette promoting the record-breaking film's release on video on demand

00:12breaks down the I'm Just Ken musical battle scene

00:15and sees music producer Mark Ronson reveal this about the making of the song.

00:19It went from being this song that was maybe going to be placed somewhere in the film

00:22to this song that they built this kind of epic battle around.

00:26Once Ronson wrote the initial version,

00:28he says that writer-director Greta Gerwig wanted more.

00:41Elsewhere in the featurette video, Gerwig shared what inspired the beach battle scene.

00:45Growing up, I loved the Nutcracker,

00:47the battle between the toy soldiers and the rats,

00:50the absurdity of it.

00:52That's something I was thinking about when we were creating this battle.

00:55Barbie is now available to rent or buy on video on demand platforms.

00:59For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:01This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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