Ryan Gosling’s 2016 comedy nice guys I got a second chance at success because it’s streaming on Netflix. But he says it may be too late for a sequel to the cult comedy.
The actor expressed his doubts in a recent interview comicbook.com.he pointed it out nice guys box office results angry birds moviewhich premiered on the exact same day.
“I think most of the sequels will be decided by the movie’s opening day, but we… angry birds,” he said. “So angry birds It just destroyed us. angry birds A sequel is out. ”
surely, angry birds Following its box office success, a sequel was produced in 2019. nice guys It grossed $71 million worldwide during its theatrical release. angry birds movie It grossed well over $352 million.
nice guys It became a sleeper hit after it began streaming on Netflix, gaining a devoted fan base online and expressing interest in a sequel to the buddy cop comedy.
The 2016 film stars Gosling and Russell Crowe as two private detectives investigating the disappearance of a young girl in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Angourie Rice played Gosling’s precocious daughter, and Margaret Qualley and Matt Bomer also starred.
Although fans became better acquainted with Gosling’s comedic talents after the film’s success, barbie, nice guys It was a sure sign of what was to come.
Director Shane Black revealed that he tried to adapt the film into a TV drama, but it ultimately didn’t work out.
“We tried it as a TV show,” Black said. slash film “I understood the characters, but the plot was completely different. It was set in modern times, so no one wanted to buy it. I had to look elsewhere.”
he also good person The TV series will be able to capture the same magic as the movie.
[It] It wouldn’t have been good [as a TV series],” he said. “Tonally, television tends to be homogenizing…so if there’s something a little weird or perverse, it’s likely.” [network executives are] Take it and just get started… [sanding] I went off the edge. ”
