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They Get Hit by Cars for Your Amusement. Will ‘The Fall Guy’ Get Them a Little Love?
In a scene early in The Fall Guy, a nameless crewmember buckles Ryan Gosling’s seat belt as his character is about to attempt a cannon roll, a classic car stunt, on the set of a fictional science fiction movie called Metal Storm. Gosling plays Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers, who is reluctantly returning to the film […]
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Ryan Gosling Says He’s “Basically Had a Stunt Double My Whole Life” at ‘The Fall Guy’ Screening
After premiering The Fall Guy at SXSW on Tuesday, Ryan Gosling made a quick trip to Los Angeles for a special screening on Wednesday night. He was joined at The Grove by director David Leitch and co-stars Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham and Stephanie Hsu, as they gave the crowd an early sneak peek […]
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Ryan Gosling and ‘The Fall Guy’ Director David Leitch Premiere Their “Love Letter” to Stunts at SXSW
Ryan Gosling and director David Leitch brought their ode to stunt performers, The Fall Guy, to the SXSW Film and TV Festival, where it was met with a very warm welcome. “We hope that it is reflective of how much the crew gives to every single film,” said Gosling on the action rom-com, which had […]
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‘Jurassic World’ Loses Director David Leitch
David Leitch is no longer headed to Jurassic World. Talks between Universal and the filmmaker have fallen through, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. News that Leitch would direct a new Jurassic movie came to light late last week, when Universal signaled the film was on the fast track by giving it a July 2, 2025, […]
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David Leitch in Talks to Direct New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie
Filmmaker David Leitch is in talks to direct the next installment in the Jurassic World franchise, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Universal Pictures announced Monday that it plans to release the dinosaur-focused film on July 2, 2025. THR broke the news last month that David Koepp, who penned Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park […]
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‘The Fall Guy’ Pushes Release Date to May 2024
The Fall Guy is crash-landing a little later than expected. The action film, starring Ryan Gosling, was originally set to hit theaters March 1, 2024 and will instead be released May 3, 2024, the date originally held by Deadpool 3 before it moved to July 26, 2024. The new date makes the Universal film, which […]
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Ryan Gosling Is Bruised and Beaten in ‘Fall Guy’ Trailer
As Hannah Waddingham’s character remarks in the trailer for The Fall Guy, a stuntman’s job is for no one to notice them. Unfortunately for the stuntman Ryan Gosling plays in the film, he starts getting noticed in all the wrong ways. The first trailer for The Fall Guy follows Gosling showing up to set to […]
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Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt and David Leitch Tease ‘Fall Guy’ at CinemaCon With Stunt Spectacle
After Vin Diesel had left the stage and introduced high-octane Fast X footage, a voiceover asked CinemaCon attendees to remain patient for a special surprise as professionals prepped the stage. The big screen then flashed EightySeven North Productions (the banner officially goes by 87North), while a team of stunt professionals stormed the stage to show […]
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Ryan Gosling Unveils Action-Comedy Short Film to Celebrate Tag Heuer Carrera’s 60th in London
Do watches have birthday parties? Luxury Swiss brand Tag Heuer seems to think it should, especially for its iconic motoring-inspired Carrera model, which celebrated its 60th with a glitzy cinema-focused event in central London on Thursday night. Longtime Tag Heuer ambassadors Patrick Dempsey and Ryan Gosling were arguably the highest-profile attendees, both brought onstage by […]
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Universal Picks Up Marc Guggenheim Graphic Novel ‘Too Dead To Die’
Universal has nabbed Too Dead to Die, a graphic novel from Arrow-verse scribe Marc Guggenheim and artist Howard Chaykin, a comics veteran thanks to decades worth of work at Marvel and DC. Guggenheim will write the screenplay and executive produce, with prolific action producers Kelly McCormick, David Leitch and Guy Danella are producing via 87North. The production company, most […]
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‘Violent Night’ Director Tommy Wirkola Explains How ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Paved the Way for His Second Studio Movie
[This story contains spoilers for Violent Night.] Violent Night director Tommy Wirkola is enjoying his second bite of the studio apple. In 2013, the Norwegian director made his major studio debut with the Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton-led Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, which went on to gross $226 million on a $50-million budget. But […]
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They Got Paid What? Channing Tatum, David Leitch, Simon Kinberg Score Huge Deals With Amazon for Spy Thriller ‘Red Shirt’ (Exclusive)
Upcoming recession? Pshaw. Streaming wars over? Double pshaw. With its high priced acquisition of spy package Red Shirt, a spy thriller package with the bold-faced names of Channing Tatum, David Leitch and Simon Kinberg, Amazon has shown it is willing to pay big bucks in an era when streaming giants and major studios are rethinking […]
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