The Gray Man (Gosling, Evans, Russos)

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[GothamCity]

Really want to see a trailer.

 

[Ray of Hope]

I think a trailer is coming soon. Really looking forward to this. I trust Ryan with movies, the guy hardly goes wrong.

 

[Asr]

Ryan Gosling needs to play a live-action Green Arrow so we can subtitle this Captain America vs Green Arrow Or I could actually see Gosling as Reverse Flash too, now that I think about it....

 

[Albright]

I hope it’s more than just an attempt to connect cool things that the netflix algorithm determined…

 

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Chris Evans’ The Gray Man Villain Is ‘A Trainwreck Of A Human Being’ – Exclusive Image

Fresh from saving the world a lot as Captain America, Chris Evans made something of a pivot. Donning some spectacular knitwear, he turned agent of chaos in Rian Johnson’s whodunnit Knives Out as swaggering *****ebag Ransom (remember that “Eat ****” monologue?), chewing the scenery and spitting it out with a grin on his face. Now in The Gray Man, he’s ploughing further into gleeful villainy as Lloyd Hansen – the specialist hired to take down Ryan Gosling’s CIA hitman Sierra Six; a sadistic, narcissistic, sociopathic manhunter who relishes the nastiest parts of the job. His Cap days are well and truly gone. “It does seem that I’ve aggressively gone 180 [degrees] from Steve Rogers,” Evans tells Empire. “But it just kind of unfolded that way.”

As the film’s co-writer Stephen McFeely notes, the unpredictability of Lloyd Hansen spices up every scene he’s in. “He’s a trainwreck of a human being,” he teases. “That guy can be anything in any scene, because all he wants is anarchy.” Getting to lean into a character who loved doing bad things was an opportunity that Evans relished – especially getting to do so with the Russo Brothers, directors he’d worked with on a whole string of Marvel movies: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. “I love the Russos, and I’ll pretty much do anything they ask me to do,” he says. “And this is a character I’ve never been able to play. He’s so liberated, and free, and honest. What I like about him is that you should almost fear his smile more than his scowl. I think he understands that what he does is bad and harmful, but I think he considers himself necessary. He thinks he’s a disrupter.” Bring on the chaos.

 

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I hope it’s more than just an attempt to connect cool things that the netflix algorithm determined…

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this when watching Netflix Originals.

 

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The Gray Man ‘Almost Killed’ The Russo Brothers – But They’re Already Planning More

Joe and Anthony Russo aren’t afraid of a challenge. After hitting big with 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the brothers sprang straight into 2016’s even bigger follow-up, Captain America: Civil War. They went bigger yet again for Avengers: Infinity War, before going about as big as you can possibly get with Infinity Saga climax Avengers: Endgame. But while their upcoming action-thriller The Gray Man is in many ways smaller, a return to the grittier, grounded stakes of their first Marvel movie (“We wanted to use The Winter Soldier as a springboard into something else action-oriented,” says Joe Russo), its creation still proved punishing. “This movie almost killed us,” Joe Russo laughs. “There are, like, nine action sequences, and it’s so relentless in that regard. It was relentless to make.”

Adapted from Mark Greaney’s novel by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (who penned all of the Russos’ Marvel films) and Joe Russo himself, The Gray Man is a setpiece-packed cat-and-mouse spy thriller. In this case, the mouse is Ryan Gosling’s Courtland Gentry (aka Sierra Six), a CIA mercenary who’s running for his life after uncovering information that puts him in the crosshairs; the cat is Chris Evans’ gleefully sadistic sociopath Lloyd Hansen, hired to hunt Six down and planning to enjoy the task far more than any right-minded person should. It’s a streamlined story with plenty of potential for explosive action, all stemming from a battle of wills between its two central forces. “We’re very character-oriented, Joe and I,” says Anthony Russo. “We start all of our exploration of action through character. How do we test who this character is? How do we trap them in the worst possible place, like in the airplane sequence. That’s a very vulnerable place for that character to be in, and it shows you how vigilant he is, and how disciplined he is.”

While making The Gray Man was no easy feat, the Russos are just getting started when it comes to bringing stories from the world of Sierra Six to the screen. Early plans are in motion for a follow-up, as well as potential spin-offs. “We never want to jinx it,” says Joe Russo. “But we’re already thinking through where it goes from here. We like to build out worlds, and we would rather gamble on the upside and put the energy and time in to build out that universe prior to the release, so that the ideas are more germane and organic. That’s how you build out a more complex mosaic narrative.” If it all comes to fruition, the duo will be taking a hands-on approach to telling more Gray Man stories. “We’re intimately involved in all of it,” confirms Joe. “The focus is to make ‘Gray Man 2’. Our appetite is voracious and the intention is always to do more than we can.” Like we said: the Russo Brothers aren’t afraid of a challenge.

 

[shauner111]

We like to build out worlds, and we would rather gamble on the upside and put the energy and time in to build out that universe prior to the release, so that the ideas are more germane and organic. That’s how you build out a more complex mosaic narrative

The masters Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan think differently.

And LMAO at “complex mosaic narrative” these guys think they’re working on Shakespeare or what.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Shakespeare isn't complex, it's just that the language of his stuff is from a bygone era so it feels more aloof and sophisticated than it actually is at it's core.

 

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[shauner111]

Shakespeare isn't complex, it's just that the language of his stuff is from a bygone era so it feels more aloof and sophisticated than it actually is at it's core.

Ok but I’m sure you understood my point. Just replace Shakespeare with something more complex.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Ok but I’m sure you understood my point. Just replace Shakespeare with something more complex.

Your point just seemed to be snotty towards the Russos, not a fan of the MCU? But a fan of Breaking Bad? It's all good but all they said was the usual filmmaker speak for showing they're trying to treat the material at hand with some thought and respect rather than as throwaway goofery.

 

[shauner111]

Your point just seemed to be snotty towards the Russos, not a fan of the MCU? But a fan of Breaking Bad? It's all good but all they said was the usual filmmaker speak for showing they're trying to treat the material at hand with some thought and respect rather than as throwaway goofery.

I just don’t agree that you need to map things out in the way they described or else it’s “throwaway goofery” as you say. Anytime a writer leaves things on the table for the future or plans ahead even while they’re in the middle of something, it becomes a distraction. It’s playing it safe because you’re leaving stuff for a possible future instalment. I prefer the Gilligan approach where they box themselves into a corner and put everything on the table. Trap your characters and try to come up with a way to lower a rope down for them, and see if they can crawl out. That feels more organic to me because you’re just following what the characters would do next without thinking 3 steps ahead.

And no, I don’t think a fun action flick by the Russo Brothers is something that makes me think of “complex mosaic narratives” lmao. Some filmmakers make goofy stuff and then try to act like they’re making arthouse with the vocabulary they use. It’s really funny to me.

And yeah, I don’t think the Russo Brothers are very talented.

 

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Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas face off in 'The Gray Man' exclusive

Anthony and Joe Russo are directing The Gray Man, their first blockbuster since Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. The two brothers tell EW that when casting their shadowy hero, they knew Gosling was the perfect actor to tackle the role and all its shades of gray.

"He's a genius with minimalism," Anthony Russo says of Gosling. "He knows how to make small moments very meaningful and resonant and exciting to watch. There are not a lot of actors that can do that, especially to the extreme. So, he just lines up perfectly with this idea of the Gray Man — somebody who has to be very hidden and cloaked and know how to disappear."

As Six uncovers more about his shadowy CIA job, he finds himself hunted by the sociopathic Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans, reuniting with the Russos after multiple Marvel movies together). Fortunately, Six finds an ally in Ana de Armas' Dani Miranda, whom the Russos describe as a "responsible agent" who's deeply loyal to her job at the CIA. Together, she and Six have to figure out whether they can trust one another.

"These are spies, and they're trained liars," Joe Russo adds. "They know how to lie very effectively. That was a wonderful process to work through with both Ana and Ryan."

Like any good spy tale, The Gray Man also features plenty of globe-trotting action and several gorgeous locales (the shoot traveled to France's Château de Chantilly, Prague and the Czech Republic, among other destinations). And although the story may be one of duplicity and mistrust, the cast and crew did plenty of bonding in real life: The Russos remember shooting one sequence in Prague in the heat of summertime; the crew had built a fountain in the middle of a city square. Temperatures were hovering around 100 degrees, and to keep spirits up, someone started an impromptu Queen singalong.

"We're in the middle of Prague, and the entire cast and crew is singing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the top of their lungs," Joe Russo says with a laugh. "I'm sure the residents of Prague loved us." Hey, just because you're shooting a top-secret spy story doesn't mean you can't occasionally make a scene.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I just don’t agree that you need to map things out in the way they described or else it’s “throwaway goofery” as you say. Anytime a writer leaves things on the table for the future or plans ahead even while they’re in the middle of something, it becomes a distraction. It’s playing it safe because you’re leaving stuff for a possible future instalment. I prefer the Gilligan approach where they box themselves into a corner and put everything on the table. Trap your characters and try to come up with a way to lower a rope down for them, and see if they can crawl out. That feels more organic to me because you’re just following what the characters would do next without thinking 3 steps ahead.

And no, I don’t think a fun action flick by the Russo Brothers is something that makes me think of “complex mosaic narratives” lmao. Some filmmakers make goofy stuff and then try to act like they’re making arthouse with the vocabulary they use. It’s really funny to me.

And yeah, I don’t think the Russo Brothers are very talented.

You really only needed the bolded part dude, if the guys you dig had said something similiar about whatever they are currently working on I'm sure you'd have reacted differently, but everybody has an opinion, it's no biggie.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas face off in 'The Gray Man' exclusive

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We must be due as trailer.

 

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[shauner111]

You really only needed the bolded part dude, if the guys you dig had said something similiar about whatever they are currently working on I'm sure you'd have reacted differently, but everybody has an opinion, it's no biggie.

Um no I don’t blindly follow. If they were my favourite filmmakers I’d still laugh at their comments..

 

[DarkKnight88]

Calm down there Netflix lol

 

[Filmfreak]

Calm down there Netflix lol

It's like Army of the Dead all over again. I hope it's a good film this time.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Um no I don’t blindly follow. If they were my favourite filmmakers I’d still laugh at their comments..

Ok.

 

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