Universal Pictures is finest recognized for its massively widespread “Fast & Furious” franchise and the “Jurassic World” collection, however the studio is wanting so as to add yet one more motion model to its slate with “The Fall Guy.” The movie shall be directed by David Leitch (“Deadpool 2”), who helmed the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,” with A-list actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt set to star.
But the celebrity forged is rising. Another casting addition has been introduced for “The Fall Guy” as The Hollywood Reporter reveals that British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kraven The Hunter”) has joined the pic. Taylor-Johnson will play the film star that Gosling’s stuntman is doubling for, whereas Blunt is within the function of a prosthetic make-up artist that has a romantic previous with Gosling’s lead character.
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Screenwriter Drew Pearce (“Iron Man 3”) penned the movie’s script, primarily based on the Nineteen Eighties tv collection centered on a movie stuntman, performed by Lee Majors, moonlighting as a bounty hunter when stunt work will get gradual.
Leitch and Taylor-Johnson labored collectively on Sony’s Japanese-set motion flick, “Bullet Train,” which starred Brad Pitt. That function helped the actor land the titular function on Sony’s comedian e book movie “Kraven The Hunter,” centered on the longtime “Spider-Man” villain from director J.C Chandor and comes out subsequent yr.
Gosling can also be connected to co-star with Margot Robbie in an “Ocean’s Eleven” prequel at Warner Bros. and to guide a brand new “Wolf Man” movie for Universal. Blunt has just lately been the face of “A Quiet Place” franchise and is claimed to be returning for a sequel to Disney’s journey film “Jungle Cruise” alongside Dwayne Johnson.
With “Fast & Furious” winding down as “Fast & Furious 11” is predicted to be the ultimate important installment, the studio looking for future motion franchises like “The Fall Guy” might assist fill a void within the studio’s slate as they struggle to determine varied spinoffs.