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See How They Are Similar

See How They Are Similar

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(Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Fall Guy movie.) Yes, The Fall Guy is based on a TV series. If you weren’t aware of that, it’s likely because you’re of a younger generation that wasn’t alive or old enough to remember the series, which hasn’t exactly re-entered the zeitgeist in the four decades since it went off the air. (An unscientific scan of social media shows more than a few folks who had no idea of the original IP.) But for moviegoers of a certain age, there are references to the series that inspire nostalgia. The show, which aired from 1981-86, starred Lee Majors as a stuntman who moonlighted as a bounty hunter. The movie stars Ryan Gosling in the lead role, who is also a stuntman. While the movie is not an exact copy of the show, there are several ways in which the film references and pays tribute to the original. Read on to see how — and where the movie differs from the show.  The Characters Gosling and Majors both played characters named Colt …

Fall Guy Lands with .5M, Phantom Menace Strikes Back

Fall Guy Lands with $28.5M, Phantom Menace Strikes Back

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It was the ‘80s and ‘90s all over again at the weekend box office. Universal’s The Fall Guy, the Ryan Gosling starrer inspired by the 1980s TV show, kicked off the summer movie season at No. 1 with $28.5 million, while Disney’s re-release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace surprised by coming in at No. 2 with $8.1 million. Despite The Fall Guy’s No. 1 finish, its haul came in behind initial expectations of $30 million to $35 million, and overall the box office is down dramatically from the same frame a year ago, when Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 bowed to $118.4 million domestically. The weekend is down 53 percent from last year, and off more than 66 percent from 2022, when Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness opened to $187.4 million domestically. The Fall Guy is said to have a net budget of $130 million after tax incentives for shooting in Australia. Universal will now hope that Fall Guy’s A- CinemaScore from audiences will help it make up …

Emily Blunt Did Her Most ‘Stressful’ Stunt in Mary Poppins Returns

Emily Blunt Did Her Most ‘Stressful’ Stunt in Mary Poppins Returns

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Emily Blunt is revealing what movie she did her most “stressful” stunt in, and her answer may surprise some fans. The Oscar-nominated actress may have been surrounded by death-defying stunts in her latest movie, The Fall Guy, but she recently told People magazine that her scariest stunt was actually in 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns. “That entrance was very stressful for me,” she recalled of the scene. Blunt, who took over the memorable Julie Andrews role for Disney’s musical sequel, explained that her character’s entrance “had to start in the clouds and come all the way down toward the ground while holding an umbrella aloft. And I’m supposed to walk effortlessly into my close-up as if it’s nothing.” The Oppenheimer star added, “I did three takes — and then I felt my tolerance go, ‘Pfft!’ And that was it. I was done.” However, Blunt said she noticed that director Rob Marshall wanted to go for a fourth take but she immediately shut it down. “I did three takes and I could see Rob gearing up to do another …

The Fall Guy Slammed For Amber Heard And Johnny Depp Joke

The Fall Guy Slammed For Amber Heard And Johnny Depp Joke

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Well, that didn’t land. The Fall Guy is hitting cinemas this weekend, but some people who got to preview the film aren’t impressed with a joke that references Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship. In the stunt actor-inspired action-comedy, Hannah Waddingham’s producer character walks into a messy trailer, where she tells Emily Blunt, playing a director: “It’s like Amber and Johnny were just in here.” The scene didn’t sit right with many people online, who thought the “distasteful” and “cheap” line made light of domestic violence. Others posted that they had been excited to see the movie before hearing about the off-colour joke. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard attend the 2016 Grammy Awards. A joke about their rocky relationship is at the center of a minor controversy. John Shearer via Getty Images Heard and Depp married in 2015 but split just 15 months later. Details about the pair’s tumultuous relationship would become public years later, when Depp sued Heard for defamation after she called herself a “a public figure representing domestic abuse” in a 2018 …

The Fall Guy Criticized Over Joke Referencing Johnny Depp, Amber Heard

The Fall Guy Criticized Over Joke Referencing Johnny Depp, Amber Heard

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A line of dialogue in The Fall Guy is already causing some discourse among some viewers, prior to it opening in theaters. In the David Leitch-directed action-comedy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham’s character, Gail Meyer, at one point makes a reference to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard‘s turbulent relationship. In the scene, Waddingham, who plays an executive producer in the movie, reportedly walks into a trailer while looking disheveled and tells director Jody Moreno (Blunt), “It’s like Amber and Johnny were just in here.” Some viewers have since taken to social media to criticize the line, with one user writing on X (formerly Twitter), “‘The Fall Guy’ made a distasteful “joke” about the domestic abuse amber suffered at the hands of johnny. it’s 2024, why are we writing these kinds of lines into movies? nasty work.” Another social media user wrote that the film “allegedly makes a cheap Amber / J*hnny joke. would love to ask the writer what he thinks is so funny about domestic violence.” Depp and Heard got married in 2015, but their …

Ryan Gosling Reprised His Hilarious Viral SNL Sketch Character At The Fall Guy Premiere

Ryan Gosling Reprised His Hilarious Viral SNL Sketch Character At The Fall Guy Premiere

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Ryan Gosling crashed his own film premiere this week by showing up as his viral Beavis and Butt-Head character on the red carpet. It’s only been a couple weeks since the Oscar-nominated actor could barely keep it together during a hilarious SNL sketch which saw Ryan undergo a drastic makeover as Beavis from the popular ’90s animated show. The cast members broke down in laughter as they tried to push through the sketch, which co-starred Mikey Day as Butt-Head. For the Los Angeles premiere of The Fall Guy on Tuesday (30 April), Ryan suited up to walk the red carpet as normal before he reappeared as his Beavis and Butt-Head alter-ego, complete with a blonde pompadour wig and his character’s signature Death Rock t-shirt. Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day crash an Emily Blunt interview as Beavis & Butthead. “Were you in ‘Salmon Fishing in Yemen’, I love that film Emily Blarnt!” pic.twitter.com/Epjn1axIfQ — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 1, 2024 Ryan introduced himself alongside Mikey to his co-star Emily Blunt, referring to her as Emma Blarnt. “You’re …

Ryan Gosling, Mikey Day’s Beavis and Butt-Head Attend The Fall Guy Premiere

Ryan Gosling, Mikey Day’s Beavis and Butt-Head Attend The Fall Guy Premiere

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It appears Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day reprised their iconic Beavis and Butt-Head characters sooner than fans were likely expecting. The actor was joined by the Saturday Night Live star on Tuesday night at the Los Angeles premiere of Gosling’s latest movie, The Fall Guy. After the Barbie star initially walked the red carpet in a mint-green Gucci suit with his co-star Emily Blunt, Gosling later returned — only this time looking a bit different. Gosling and Day posed for photos as their live-action depictions of Beavis and Butt-Head, the main characters from the hit ’90s adult animated series. Gosling was seen with a blonde wig and blue shirt with words that read, “Death Rock,” and Day had on a gray shirt with the word, “Skull.” The duo first debuted the characters during a sketch on SNL on April 13, when the La La Land actor was hosting the sketch comedy show for the third time. The skit instantly became a hit among fans, garnering more than 13 million views on YouTube alone. In the …

David Leitch Wants to Give Stunt Performers Recognition

David Leitch Wants to Give Stunt Performers Recognition

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In a scene early in The Fall Guy, a nameless crewmember buckles Ryan Gosling‘s seat belt as his character is about to attempt a cannon roll, a classic car stunt, on the set of a fictional science fiction movie called Metal Storm. Gosling plays Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers, who is reluctantly returning to the film business after an injury, but in many ways the real star of the scene is the background actor buckling him in, Logan Holladay. Though his screen time lasts only a few moments, Holladay was the real-life stunt driver for Gosling — the one who actually steered a Jeep Grand Cherokee down a Sydney beach and rolled it eight and a half times on the sand, breaking the Guinness world record of seven rolls set by Adam Kirley, the driver of James Bond’s Aston Martin in 2006’s Casino Royale. “I’m like, ‘Whoa, man, am I upside down?’ ” Holladay says, explaining the sensation of performing the record stunt, in which, according to a G-force meter that was placed under his butt, he …

Ryan Gosling Reveals the Nickname His Daughters Have for ‘Fall Guy’ Co-Star Emily Blunt

Ryan Gosling Reveals the Nickname His Daughters Have for ‘Fall Guy’ Co-Star Emily Blunt

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes‘ daughters know Emily Blunt as a certain mystical character!  In an interview on the Today show, The Fall Guy stars joke about their children’s mutual admiration for the two actors. Blunt shares daughters Hazel, 9, and Violet, 7, with husband John Krasinski, who according to her, love Gosling’s Ken persona.  Gosling shares daughters Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7, with partner Mendes, and their nickname for Blunt is derived from her iconic children’s film.  “My kids call her Mary Poppins,” Gosling quipped. “They’re like, ‘Are you working with Mary Poppins today?’”  Blunt, 41, played the title role of the magical nanny in the 2018 sequel, Mary Poppins Returns.  Ryan Gosling reveals the nickname his daughters have for Emily Blunt. – Tristar Media/WireImage Meanwhile, Gosling has his own name for his co-star, who plays his love interest in the film.  “Emily Stunt-y Blunt,” Gosling told ET’s Denny Directo as he listed the three best parts about The Fall Guy.  In the film, Gosling stars as stuntman Colt Seavers in the upcoming adaptation of the 1980s television series of the …

Ryan Gosling on Crying to Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ for ‘The Fall Guy’ (Exclusive)

Ryan Gosling on Crying to Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ for ‘The Fall Guy’ (Exclusive)

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Taylor Swift had Ryan Gosling deep in his feelings while filming The Fall Guy.  Gosling delivers one particularly tender moment in the film, when he’s caught crying in his car while singing along to Swift’s epic breakup anthem, “All Too Well.”  “That was actually just me,” Gosling cracks in a new interview with ET’s Denny Directo. “I didn’t know they were filming.”  Gosling stars as stuntman Colt Seavers in the upcoming adaptation of the 1980s television series of the same name, with Emily Blunt portraying former camera operator-turned-director Jody Moreno.   “Couldn’t get him out of his emotions in that scene,” Blunt jokes of their on-screen moment.  The duo agrees that Swift’s song “had” to be the one played in that scene, with Gosling gushing, “It’s so perfect.”  Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling attend a special screening of "The Fall Guy" at BFI IMAX Waterloo on April 22, 2024 in London, England. – Dave Benett/Getty Images for Universal Pictures Gosling and Blunt received the ultimate Swiftie cred when they joined forces to cover the song during Gosling’s Saturday Night Live opening monologue, …