Ryan Gosling lives out his dreams.
First he takes on Chris Evans in powerful spy movie the gray man after he “always wanted to make an action movie,” he told… The Hollywood Reporter at the Netflix movie premiere on Wednesday. “I finally have to do it.”
While the film is full of stunt scenes, which he said were “challenging in the best way,” arguably the highlight of the film is Evans’ mustache, who calls Gosling’s character a “trash can.”
What does Gosling herself think of Evans facial hair? He confirmed, “Those were my thoughts.”
Ryan Gosling agrees. “Trash ‘stache’ is an accurate description for Chris Evans’ mustache in #TheGrayMan pic.twitter.com/SaZoiTCRpT
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 14, 2022
As for Gosling’s next career highlight, he’s working hard on the… Barbie film, starring as Ken in instantly viral costume photos taken during filming.
“I can’t wait for people to see the movie, we had so much fun and I can’t wait for everyone to have fun with us,” Gosling said of the Greta Gerwig project, teasing the denim jacket, skate and cowboy looks that fans have enjoyed until now. have watched: “That’s nothing, by the way, there’s so much more to come.”
The costumes have quickly become this year’s Halloween favorites, which Gosling says is a long-term goal.
“This is my dream. I’ve always wanted to create a character where people could go out for Halloween,” he said. “I was shooting in an elevator recently.” Barbie and I was in my cowboy costume and a guy got in and he said, ‘You know, I’m going out for Halloween’ and it was a great moment.
“I hope that’s true and I hope they have multiple choices,” Gosling continued. “I also saw that the tracksuit for gray man also looks like a good Halloween costume. So many options, so many Halloween options!”
Ryan Gosling’s dreams come true – he can’t wait to see people dressed as Ken come out #Barbie for Halloween pic.twitter.com/UfXWEz4wYi
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 14, 2022
Gosling and Evans join in the gray man by a star cast including Anne of ArmsJessica Henwick, Billy Bob Thorton, Alfre Woodard and Regé-Jean Page.
Page goes against his own Bridgerton type to play one of the movie’s bad guys, whom he called “just disturbingly fun, just kind of letting go, enjoying how bad we could be on this set.”
And while the film — which marks Netflix’s highest-budget project — will be released on streaming, Page encouraged viewers to “watch big.”
“Get your setup, get your speakers, gather your friends, get the popcorn and get it big and loud because it’s a big, loud movie and a thrilling ride from start to finish,” he said. “The reason I signed up wasn’t just this heart-pounding adrenaline ride, but it was always about having a good time. There’s humor, there’s fun – people forget the Russos, yes they did Endgame; they did that too Community† These guys are funny, so they are busy making sure their audience is having a great time. It’s just a fun summer movie with action.”
Regé-Jean Page says he found it “disconcertingly fun” to play a villain #TheGrayMan pic.twitter.com/fpyTXWUVbc
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 14, 2022
The Russo brothers explained that when looking for their leads, they knew that Gosling and Evans would be the ideal combination.
“We love Ryan, we’ve been obsessed with him for the past two decades, just like the rest of the world,” said Joe Russo, noting that “he’s got the right combination of physicality and humor — it’s hard to put that in one actor. And we love Evans, we’ve been working with him for 10 years now. We’d do any movie with him until we die.”
After directing Evans in multiple Marvel projects, Anthony Russo said the star’s shift to the villain role was quite a change.
“Working with Chris as Captain America puts a lot of pressure on his shoulders. It is a tough character; he’s very disciplined and focused and he carries the weight of the movies he usually star in, so it has a lot of responsibility in terms of performance,” said the director. “If Chris gets to play the villain in this movie, you don’t have to fulfill many of the responsibilities that a normal lead actor has, or a normal lead actor in the movie. He just needs to have fun. His character is all about making trouble and breaking things, and that’s basically what Chris did.”
The Russo brothers compare working with Chris Evans on #Captain America vs working with him on #TheGrayMan pic.twitter.com/R7JQslBqK6
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 14, 2022
And the brothers’ thoughts on the ‘stache?
“It’s a trash can, we’re not going to lie,” Joe said. “You could call it a trash can, you could call it a porn stache.” But Anthony takes a contrasting opinion: “I think it’s a very distinguished moustache myself.”
the gray man begins streaming on Netflix July 22.