Summary
- Ryan Gosling offers an exiting update on the development of
The Fall Guy 2. - Despite positive reviews, the sequel’s fate depends on box office success of the first film, which fell below expectations.
- Directed by David Leitch,
The Fall Guy
stars an impressive cast & tells the story of a stuntman on a mission.
Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling already has his sights set in The Fall Guy 2 following the release of the first outing earlier this month. Speaking to Fast Company recently, Gosling addressed the ending of The Fall Guy and whether a sequel is on the cards, with the actor revealing that they have already planned out what happens to his seasoned stuntman Colt Seavers and Emily Blunt’s director Jody Moreno after the credits roll.
“Oh yeah. We already – I mean, we love these characters so much that we wanted to know, just for ourselves, what happens to Colt and [Emily Blunt’s character] Jody after the movie ends? What’s the next phase for them? And we know exactly what it is. So hopefully the audience wants to know, too.”
Not only have they planned out what comes next, it sounds like The Fall Guy 2 has already been written, with Gosling adding that they know the story for the sequel “intimately.” Of course, as dictated by the merciless Hollywood system, The Fall Guy 2 happening all depends on the box office…
“The sequel sort of wrote itself. We already know [the story] intimately. We’re just hoping that people like this movie enough that we get to keep telling the story of these characters. We love them so much, and we love this world, and I feel confident that we can do it.”
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Unfortunately, on that front, The Fall Guy 2 faces an uphill battle that perhaps only Colt Seavers can accomplish. Despite solid reviews, The Fall Guy has sadly grossed just $66 million worldwide against a production budget of around $130 million, falling below expectations. Meaning that The Fall Guy, much like The Nice Guys before it, could be another Ryan Gosling-led franchise-starter that never took off.
The Fall Guy Follows Ryan Gosling as a Stuntman Tasked With an Action-Packed Mission
4/5
The Fall Guy is an action thriller from Bullet Train and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch. Ryan Gosling stars as a stuntman who is forced to find a missing movie star, investigate a conspiracy, and repair his relationship with the love of his life. The film was written by Drew Pearce and inspired by the 1980s TV series of the same name.
Release Date May 3, 2024
Runtime 1hr 54min
Studio 87North, Arcana, Entertainment 360
From real life stuntman and director David Leitch, the blockbuster director of Bullet Train, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The Fall Guy stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, and Winston Duke. Loosely based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, you can check out the official synopsis for the movie below.
“He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?”
The Fall Guy has been met with positive reviews from critics, and now sits at a respectable 82% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. MovieWeb’s own Julian Roman found a lot to enjoy, calling The Fall Guy “A Spectacular Start to the Summer Movie Season,” and saying, “The Fall Guy revs the summer box office into high gear with a clever action-comedy that’s sure to delight audiences.”
The Fall Guy
is out now in theaters.
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