Ryan Gosling’s new movie continues a strange trend for the star. Gosling is a well-known actor who got his start at age 13 and became a major adult star thanks to his performance in the 2004 Nicholas Sparks romanceThe Notebook. He has now been nominated for three Oscars, for his performances inHalf Nelson,La La Land, andBarbie.
Ryan Gosling moviesare notable for giving the stara broad variety of genres to bring to life. In addition to romance, his wide-ranging resume includes drama (Blue Valentine), comedy (Crazy, Stupid, Love.), thriller (Murder by Numbers), action (The Gray Man), sci-fi (Blade Runner 2049), and more.
PerDeadline, one of Ryan Gosling’s next movies will be an action comedy.He has boarded the cast of the Amazon MGM Studios productionTough Guys, which will also star Will Ferrell.
The movie, which is based on a spec script by Daniel Gold (Workin' Moms) and does not yet have a director attached, followstwo henchmen who try to leave their lives of crime behind.
Gosling and Ferrell are also in talks to producevia Open Invite Entertainment and Gloria Sanchez Productions respectively, alongside Open Invite’s Jessie Henderson, Gloria Sanchez’s Jessica Elbaum. Also in talks are executive producers Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe, via Underground.
Tough Guys Continues A Major Trend For The Star
One unique thing aboutTough Guysis the fact that it will markRyan Gosling’s third action-comedy with “guy” in the title,after 2016’sThe Nice Guys(in which he played down-on-his-luck private detective Holland March) and2024’sThe Fall Guy(in which he played stunt performer Colt Seavers).
Ryan Gosling also starred in two movies with “man” in the title, namely 2018’sFirst Manand 2022’sThe Gray Man.
While this is only the case to a lesser degree,Tough Guysalso continues an action-comedy trend forWill Ferrell movies, considering the fact thathe previously starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in the 2010 buddy cop movieThe Other Guys.
The log line ofTough Guysmakes it seem likeit could also continue a trend of Ryan Gosling’s “guy” movies of having his character be something of a loserwho is plunged into a high-octane adventure.
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It Could Break A Different Trend
Another trend with these movies is underwhelming box office. While their exact break-even points are unknown, movies often need to earn back two and a half times their budgets, which makes it unlikely that eitherThe Nice Guys(whichearned $62.8 million against its reported $50 million budget) orThe Fall Guy($181.2 million against $150 million) turned a profit in theaters.
However,Ryan Gosling’s new co-star could turn that trend around.TheFall Guystarpreviously performed opposite Will Ferrell in 2023’sBarbie, which was the highest-grossing movie of 2023. Their reunion could potentially helpTough Guysbecome a much more substantial success worldwide, should Amazon MGM Studios opt to give it a theatrical run.
