“He always made me laugh”: He’s the only actor who managed to pull Russell Crowe out of his character

When we think of Russell Crowe, we think of an actor who is calm, serious, and not too prone to bursting into laughter on set or throwing a tantrum in the middle of a scene… and yet. Yes, everyone, sooner or later, finds that colleague who makes you laugh while you’re trying to honestly do your job. And for that Russell CroweThis colleague is Ryan Gosling!

As the Gladiator star explained in an interview with GQ, Ryan Gosling was indeed the only co-star who forced him to take center stage – which is quite understandable, considering that the feature film they collaborated on was none other than The Nice Guys (2016), a hilarious 70s comedy directed by Shane Black – And if we take into account the legendary humor of the Barbie actress!

“I loved making this movie. Ryan Gosling… damn. I’m trying to work with this kid. There’s something in acting called “spilling” – laughing out of place. This little bastard made me laugh every time.“

Russell Crowe Has a reputation for being one of those actors who stays in character no matter what, to the point where Ridley Scott came to mock him during filming. Gladiator.

“I’m famous for not going out of character no matter what,” Ridley laughed. The Colosseum can crumble behind me and I still go about my businesssaid the Oscar-winning actor for his role in the 2000 epic.But then you have things like The Nice Guys. People love this movie.“

And yet the film was almost never made…

Production Nice guys It was quite difficult, as the director revealed Shane Black In an interview with IndieWire. finally, Russell Crowe He joined the cast of the film just because Ryan Gosling agreed to play there.

“My friend Anthony Bagarozzi and I created a script in 2001 that was created today and never went anywhere. We tried again in 2006 on the CBS series and it didn’t go anywhere either. Finally, in 2014, we gave it one last try, Ryan Gosling read it, and his agent said, “This is what Ryan is looking for.” Within three days, Russell Crowe said, “I like it, and if Ryan does it, I’ll do it.” Everything came together in three days.“

Unfortunately, the release of Angry Birds – The Movie is superior Nice guys in the box office. According to Ryan Gosling, the animated film even “destroyed” them, and that’s why one had a sequel, the other didn’t, despite rumors and good reviews. Very bad.

Nice Guys can be (re)discovered on VOD.