Ryan Gosling made headlines in 2023 due to his efficiency as Ken in Barbie, however practically 10 years in the past he confirmed off his comedy chops in a hilarious buddy cop flick that is presently streaming on Netflix. Gosling stars alongside Russell Crowe in The Good Guys, the 2016 bumbling detective thriller that earned scores of 91% from critics and 79% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, however grossed solely $71 million on the worldwide field workplace towards a $50 million price range, which means it did not hit its break-even level and finally price rather more than it earned. Throughout a current interview with Collider’s personal Aidan Kelley on the Saturn Awards, The Good Guys director Shane Black spoke in regards to the possibilities of reuniting Gosling and Crowe for a possible sequel to The Good Guys. Whereas he is not leaping to come back again, he additionally would not rule it out both:
“There’s a likelihood, however it requires quite a lot of issues to go proper on the similar time as a result of there are legalities, and there is additionally the truth that, truthfully, the primary film did not make some huge cash. And the subsequent one will in all probability price a terrific deal. So that you go ‘Hey, you wish to make a sequel to this?’ they usually say ‘How a lot?’ ‘$100 million.’ ‘No.’ However hopefully sometime. I feel there’s sufficient generated consciousness and enthusiasm.”
There’s so much to unpack right here, however at the beginning, Black is 100% appropriate {that a} sequel to The Good Guys would break the bank to make, and with the state of the field workplace in 2025, the place it is unattainable to foretell what is going on to hit and miss, it might definitely be a further danger to mitigate. Gosling and Crowe have each discovered main field workplace success of their careers, Crowe with Gladiator in 2000 and Gosling with Barbie in 2023, however the two have additionally starred in field workplace misses through the years, akin to The Fall Man and Kraven the Hunter. The Good Guys has definitely change into extra standard within the 9 years since its launch due to streaming, however bringing a sequel to theaters that would wish to gross north of $150 million to be a revenue possible is not attractive for any studio.
What Else Is Coming Up for Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe?
Gosling just lately accomplished manufacturing on Mission Hail Mary, the upcoming area sci-fi epic that’s an adaptation of Andy Weir‘s well-known novel, and he has additionally been tapped for a job in Shawn Levy‘s Star Wars film. As for Crow, he’ll subsequent be seen in Nuremberg, the upcoming historic thriller that additionally stars Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, and he has additionally been tapped for a job in Beast in Me, the upcoming sports activities drama that additionally stars Luke Hemsworth.
The Good Guys stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe and was directed by Shane Black. Keep tuned to Collider for future updates on a possible sequel and watch The Good Guys on Netflix.
The Good Guys
- Launch Date
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Might 20, 2016
- Runtime
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116minutes
- Director
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Shane Black
