Ryan Gosling is completed being a pleasant man. The actor is in talks to star in and produce Powerful Guys, a brand new motion comedy for Amazon MGM Studios. He’s set to share the display screen with comedy legend Will Ferrell for the characteristic, which is not related to Ferrell’s buddy cop hit The Different Guys, nor Gosling’s The Good Guys or The Fall Man. We guess they’re simply two guys who like being, nicely, guys… and when you ask us, they’re the enduring duo we by no means knew we wanted till now — although some individuals might have been hoping for a special team-up.
As reported by Deadline, Powerful Guys is predicated on a spec script by longtime Workin’ Mothers scribe Daniel Gold, telling the story of “two henchmen who’re bored with being disposable and break away from the felony underworld, rewriting the foundations as they construct a brand new life on their very own phrases.” The plot define seemingly units the stage for some hilarious hijinks from Gosling and Ferrell, who’ve by no means teamed up for a movie earlier than, although they’ve all of the credentials to doubtlessly turn out to be one of many higher pairings to have graced the silver display screen.
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I Am As soon as Once more Asking for a Sequel to Ryan Gosling’s Excellent Motion Comedy
Ryan Gosling has by no means been funnier than in ‘The Good Guys,’ an underrated motion comedy that deserves a sequel.
Gosling is in talks to provide Powerful Guys with former Apple Unique Movies govt Jessie Henderson through their Basic Admission banner after they secured a first-look take care of Amazon MGM Studios for each theatrical and streaming titles final yr. Ferrell can also be in negotiations to not solely star within the characteristic, however produce it with Jessica Elbaum through Gloria Sanchez, with Underground’s Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe govt producing. The director of the undertaking has but to be named, however an announcement ought to observe in the end.
Will ‘The Good Guys’ Ever Get a Sequel?
Gosling is not any stranger to buddying up on the massive display screen. He beforehand starred alongside Russell Crowe within the 2016 fan-favorite The Good Guys. The movie acquired glowing critiques and established a devoted following, leading to a 91% critic rating and 79% viewers approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nevertheless, it massively underperformed on the field workplace, grossing an estimated $71 million worldwide towards a manufacturing funds of $50 million, making a sequel financially dangerous for studios regardless of robust (and ongoing) demand for a follow-up movie.
Shane Black, who directed and co-wrote the screenplay for the cult traditional detective thriller, just lately addressed the topic of a sequel and, sadly, the possibilities of him reuniting with Gosling and Crowe sound slim to none. He admitted to having a narrative in thoughts for The Good Guys 2 and let slip some particulars about it, however he additionally made it clear that the undertaking faces various challenges that may seemingly forestall it from getting the greenlight. “The rights state of affairs on The Good Guys is a bit tough,” he admitted, earlier than elaborating additional:
“Joel [Silver]’s a producer, Warner Bros. is the distributor, there’s an oversees firm that Ken Kao is a producer on. So to carve it out and ensure — in different phrases, are you able to make the sequel? Sure. Will it’s financially possible when you repay everybody concerned, together with the actors getting their bump? That is the issue, you are gonna current one thing that the actors must comply with, that is an excellent script, and that’s going to be very costly and the studio’s going to say, ‘Nicely, did not the final one kind of bomb on the theaters?’ And also you say, ‘Yeah, however we would like you to spend twice as a lot on this one anyway to get everybody again.'”
In different phrases, any passionate followers hoping for one more outing with The Good Guys would possibly want to offer the Powerful Guys an opportunity, because it might find yourself being the following neatest thing.
Supply: Deadline