Will the Oscars Open With a ‘Barbie’ Dance Number? Producer Mark Ronson Wants a ‘Greta Gerwig-Directed Spectacle’

Will the Oscars Open With a ‘Barbie’ Dance Number? Producer Mark Ronson Wants a ‘Greta Gerwig-Directed Spectacle’

Imagine the 96th Academy Awards ceremony opening with an epic “Barbie” musical medley. According to Puck’s “What I’m Hearing” newsletter, The Academy wants it to happen. Who foots the bill on the production is another story. Typically the studios are responsible, but as Matthew Belloni writes, “Warners is selling off movies to raise money these days. By the time the Oscars arrive, marketing and awards budgets are spent, so who knows?” But wi…