David Leitchis here to remind you that sometimes the universe has things under control and all you have to do is shift your perspective. During Collider’s Directors on Directing panel at WonderCon, moderated bySteve Weintraub, theAtomic BlondeandDeadpool 2helmer shared how a scheduling snafu turned into a fortuitous twist of fate after he and the team involved with his upcoming comedy-action flick,The Fall Guywere unable to swap its release date to land in cinemas ahead ofGreta Gerwig’sBarbie. Both projectsshare Ryan Gosling as their leading manand, while Leitch was hoping to get his movie out there first, the slowdown ended up being an extra boost in the right direction as Gosling landed nominations at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs,Oscars, and SAG Awards for his work in Gerwig’s blockbuster film.
In response to Weintraub asking him, “How happy are you to have this as Ryan’s first movie afterBarbie?” Leitch responded, “So happy,” before digging into the juicy behind-the-scenes details about the film’s hopeful early release. He explained:
“It’s funny,Kelly McCormick, my producer and my wife, we make these movies together. This is a very tight collaboration. We were fighting so hard to getFall Guyoff the ground beforeBarbie. The studio was really trying to pressure Ryan, if they could, like, ‘Could we squeezeFall Guyin beforeBarbie?’ We were trying to move up deadlines. We were really trying so hard, and then finally, we just couldn’t make production work to where we could get it done before he had to go toBarbie.
Now, in hindsight,it’s like the best thing that ever happened. So, you know. Problem, opportunity, folks. You just never know. That’s just how Hollywood is. But yeah, it’s really fortunate to be where Ryan andEmily[Blunt]are having such a well-deserved moment, andnow we get to see them in our film. At this time, it’s an incredible gift.”
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Gosling isn’t the only one to have reached peak success in 2023, as hisThe Fall Guyco-star, Blunt, was one of many names to fill out thestar-studded castofChristopher Nolan’s historical epic,Oppenheimer. Like her on-screen love interest in Leitch’s latest project, Blunt also heralded praise forher performance as Kitty Oppenheimer, nabbing nominations at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and SAG Awards. With the hype surrounding his two leading stars, Leitch couldn’t be in a better position for the May 3 release ofThe Fall Guy.
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