Kapanlagi.com - Ryan Gosling, who is currently the front-runner for Best Supporting Actor this year after his attention-grabbing performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig's Barbie, is collaborating with David Leitch in the highly anticipated action-romantic comedy film, THE FALL GUY. The film will be released on May 3, 2024. Initially, the film experienced a release date delay that was originally scheduled for March 1, 2024, which could boost its success at the box office.
In the film directed by David Leitch and also starring Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling will portray a stuntman who is called back into the business after a famous film star goes missing. THE FALL GUY, based on the 1980s TV series of the same name starring Lee Majors, tells the story of a Hollywood stuntman who becomes entangled in a real-world risky operation. With the creators involved, fans can anticipate this film to meet expectations in terms of action, storyline, as well as additional comedy and romance. If you're curious about this film, read on until the end!
1. Official Synopsis of The Fall Guy
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He is a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he explodes, gets shot, gets involved in accidents, gets thrown through windows, and gets dropped from great heights, all for our entertainment. And now, after almost ending his career due to an accident, this working-class hero must track down a missing movie star, unravel a conspiracy, and try to regain love in his life while continuing his everyday job. What could possibly go wrong?
From stuntman and director David Leitch, director of blockbusters BULLET TRAIN, DEADPOOL 2, ATOMIC BLONDE, and HOBBS & SHAW, as well as producer of films like JOHN WICK, NOBODY, and VIOLENT NIGHT, comes his latest film. A funny, passionate, star-studded, action-packed thriller, and a love letter to hardworking yet underappreciated action films and crews: THE FALL GUY.
2. Original and Reboot Theme of The Fall Guy
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The story of THE FALL GUY will focus on Colt Seavers, an unemployed stuntman, who receives an invitation from his ex-girlfriend, who is directing her first big Hollywood film, to become a stuntman for a popular action star. When the actor suddenly goes missing, Colt must track him down and save him from the dark side of Hollywood to rescue the film, win back his ex-girlfriend, and prove himself as the best stuntman in the film industry.
The story of the original TV series follows the character Lee Majors, Colt Seavers, a stuntman who also works as a bounty hunter. This series was released on a weekly basis. The original series has a very different narrative and atmosphere compared to its recent adaptation. David Leitch described THE FALL GUY as a love story that always comes back to the relationship between Colt and Jody. Romance genre is not a genre that David Leitch often explores, but he took the opportunity to inject a little romance into his action genre.
3. Actor ”A List” to Star in The Fall Guy
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Ryan Gosling will portray action player Colt Seavers in THE FALL GUY, who will be the main actor in this movie. Ryan Gosling previously played a stuntman in one of his most famous roles as The Driver in the movie DRIVE. Emily Blunt, who has just starred in the film OPPONHEIMER by Christopher Nolan, will play Jody Moreno, Colt Seavers' ex-girlfriend, who is directing her first film.
Aaron Taylor Johnson, who previously worked with director David Leitch in the movie BULLET TRAIN, returns to collaborate with David Leitch again to play the role of Tom Ryder, an arrogant and rough film star who disappears while Jody is shooting her big film.
4. The Making of The Fall Guy
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In 2010, it was first announced that DreamWorks was developing a film adaptation of THE FALL GUY, with Martin Campbell, the director of CASINO ROYALE, involved and a distribution agreement reached with Disney's Touchstone Pictures. Then in 2013, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was in negotiations to direct the film, but work on the project was delayed.
Although the title has not been revealed, it was confirmed in September 2020 that David Leitch and Ryan Gosling would collaborate on a drama centered around a stuntman. It was revealed that the film is an adaptation of the television series when Universal gave approval for the film's production two years later.
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