The Real-Life ‘Fall Guys’: How a Tight-Knit Stunt Team Pulled off Ryan Gosling’s Death-Defying Scenes

may be winning accolades for his performance as Romeo on the West End, but it was his girlfriend who stole the show at the press night this week.The Hollywood star, who recently wowed audiences with her own film , was on hand to support her British boyfriend as he made his debut in Romeo & Juliet on Thursday, May 23. Zendaya is understood to have made a quiet entrance into London's Duke of York theatre, where she watched Holland perform in the iconic role opposite Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet.Leaving the theatre was a different matter, with Zendaya walking out of the stage door hand-in-hand with Holland, whom she is believed to have been dating .

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “The Fall Guy” is already available to watch from home less than a month after its theatrical release. David Leitch’s action-comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is now available to rent and purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV.

The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer last night slammed the £250 offered by Piers Morgan’ s firm for her exclusive interview.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The action comedy took home $3.6 million. The film, which is loosely based on the 1980s TV show, features Ryan Gosling working as a stuntman on the set of a film directed by his ex-girlfriend, played by Emily Blunt.Though on top of the box office, with the pair’s combined star power pulled in just $39.5 million domestically so far, with another $36.7 million in receipts overseas.

Baby Reindeer is one of the year’s most talked-about shows, but who is the real-life woman that inspired the character of Martha?The hit Netflix series was created by Richard Gadd, and claims to tell the true story of his experience of being obsessively stalked by a woman called Martha after he befriends her in the pub he works in.In the show, Martha has already served a four-and-a-half year sentence for a previous stalking conviction, and in the final episode she is given a further nine months in prison.After the show’s release, some viewers attempted to uncover the real identities of characters in the show, including Martha. Gadd subsequently urged viewers to refrain from speculating, saying: “That’s not the point of our show.”The woman chose to publicly reveal her identity this week in an interview with the Daily Record, after a flurry of speculation since the release of the show.She is Fiona Harvey, a 58-year-old Scottish lawyer, who in the interview described the show as “a load of rubbish”.Speaking about the decision to come forward, she said she did so “because people have to know what is going on.”*WORLD EXCLUSIVE*The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer breaks cover and gives me her first TV interview about the smash hit Netflix show.

Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt, zooms onto Netflix this week, but which characters survive the journey’s climax?The film sees five assassins board a Japanese bullet train bound for Kyoto, only to find that their seemingly separate missions are mysteriously linked by circumstances beyond their control.Pitt stars as Ladybug, a killer who is suffering from anxiety and considers himself unlucky. Sandra Bullock plays his handler Maria Beetle, while Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry play Tangerine and Lemon, two hapless twin assassins.Meanwhile, Andrew Koji’s Yuichi Kimura is hunting down his son’s attacker, who we later learn is The Prince, played by Joey King.The Prince is the estranged daughter of the Yakuza crime lord The White Death (Michael Shannon), and she is attempting to blackmail Yuichi into killing The White Death, for whom Yuichi works.Bullet Train was directed by David Leitch, the former stunt man who has also helmed the current release The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.

The unofficial start to Summer Box Office season kicked off with a massive action film, “The Fall Guy,” this past weekend. Unfortunately, the beginning of summer is more of a whimper than a bang, as “The Fall Guy” opened with an estimated $28.5 million over the three-day weekend.

After debuting early last weekend, Universal’s The Fall Guy expanded to 78 overseas markets during its sophomore session, adding $25.4M for a running total of $36.9M at the international box office. That’s in line with Bullet Train and above The Lost City at the same point in release. Globally, the David Leitch-directed action romance is at $65.4M. 

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “The Fall Guy,” an action-comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, kicked off the summer movie season without much sizzle. The film, backed by Universal and directed by David Leitch, fell just short of expectations with $28.5 million from 4,002 North American venues in its debut. Heading into the weekend, “The Fall Guy” was projected to earn at least $30 million to $40 million.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Action romance is a tricky genre to master — it requires the right balance of heart and spectacle. But when done well, à la “True Lies” or “Mr. and Mrs.

J. Kim Murphy The summer box office isn’t exactly starting with a bang. Universal’s action-romance “The Fall Guy,” starring Ryan Gosling as a Hollywood stuntman courting a rising director played by Emily Blunt, earned $10.4 million from 4,002 locations on its opening day, a figure that includes $3 million and change from preview screenings.

Ryan Gosling‘s new action comedy The Fall Guy has revealed how Taylor Swift‘s song ‘All Too Well’ appeared in the film.Directed by David Leitch (Bullet Train), the film follows a stuntman (Gosling) who is working on his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) directorial debut, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy connected to the film’s leading man.In the film, it is revealed that Gosling’s character Colt Seavers ghosted Blunt’s Jody Moreno 18 months prior after he sustained a devastating injury to his back and pushed everyone around him away.After their difficult first day filming together, Colt ends up crying to ‘All Too Well’ in his car. Jody then sees him and taps on his window, asking: “Have you been crying to Taylor Swift?”“Doesn’t everyone?” he replies.“We were at a test screening, and a major Swiftie raised her hand and said, ‘That was the perfect use of a Taylor cue.

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot elements from “The Fall Guy,” now playing in theaters. Long before Taylor Swift embarked on the Eras Tour, director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick had the idea to use “All Too Well” as a key moment in “The Fall Guy.” McCormick, a self-professed Swiftie, and Leitch were trying to find a fresh and contemporary song to fit into a particular scene. In the film, Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, one of Hollywood’s top stuntmen. After experiencing an on-set accident, he falls off the grid for 18 months, ghosting aspiring director Jody (Emily Blunt), someone he also happens to be dating.

EXCLUSIVE: As they open The Fall Guy, a TV series turned feature, director David Leitch and his 87North producing partner Kelly McCormick are eyeing a beloved graphic novel for a TV series.

Universal teed off summer last night with 87 North/David Leitch’s Ryan Gosling Emily Blunt action romance, The Fall Guy, which made $3.15M from showtimes that began at 5PM yesterday as well as Wednesday advance screenings. The movie is only suppose to do around $35M for the weekend, maybe $40M. That’s not your typical start to summer, but we’re in this predicament due to the strikes’ delay on feature films.

The Fall Guy hasn’t even been officially released yet and it’s already facing criticism.

user on X , formerly Twitter, wrote.Another person called it “distasteful” and wrote, “It’s 2024, why are we writing these kinds of lines into movies? nasty work.”“I have absolutely no idea how I missed this when I saw it,” another viewer said. “What an unconscionable and disgusting decision; shame on [director] David Leitch, the writing team, and whoever else contributed to the telling of this ‘joke.’”“Damn what the f–k i was so excited for this movie now that’s gone,” another fan remarked.

Ryan Gosling plays a veteran stuntman opposite Emily Blunt in action comedy The Fall Guy.Directed by David Leitch (Bullet Train), the film follows a stuntman who is working on his ex-girlfriend’s directorial debut, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy connected to the film’s leading man.Other cast members include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu and Winston Duke.The film’s score is composed by Dominic Lewis, who previously collaborated with director David Leitch on Bullet Train.His other past credits include animated films Peter Rabbit and Free Birds, along with Amazon series The Man In The High Castle and Christmas action comedy Violent Night.A key track throughout the film is ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ by KISS, which is also covered by Yungblud for the soundtrack.

Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day reunited as Beavis and Butt-Head on the red carpet premiere of Gosling’s The Fall Guy this week.The two had appeared in cosplay as the ‘90s animated duo during a Saturday Night Live skit on April 13, where their co-star Heidi Gardner corpsed and broke character,And now, they have dusted off their prosthetics and attire for an unexpected appearance on the red carpet at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Tuesday night (April 30) as well.Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day reunite as Beavis and Butt-Head on #TheFallGuy red carpet. pic.twitter.com/hcJNbD4f9g— Variety (@Variety) May 1, 2024Gosling stars in the new action comedy film alongside Emily Blunt, who was left to field most of the press questions at the event while Gosling sneaked off to get into character as Beavis, joined by ex-SNL star and Is It Cake? host Day.In The Fall Guy, which is loosely based on the ‘80s series of the same name, Gosling plays a stuntman who is working on his ex-girlfriend’s directorial debut action film, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy around the film’s lead star.

Ryan Gosling, in a heartfelt conversation with Extra, reveals his profound admiration and deep gratitude for his wife, Eva Mendes. Despite Eva’s absence from the premiere, Ryan’s words paint a vivid picture of their loving partnership and the support she provides.Earlier, Ryan had made headlines by promoting Eva’s children’s book “Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries” during press events.