Ryan Gosling began acting as a kid and has never looked back. Having made his acting debut on the show- The Mickey Mouse Club alongside future stars like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Christina Aguilera, he has shined through as a performer in the years he has spent working as an actor.
Whether it be his dancing skills for La La Land or taking on the risky role of Ken in Barbie, Gosling has never been one to back away from challenges. He unknowingly gave one such challenge to himself when he was filming The Place Beyond the Pines. Ironically, this was the film in which he played the role of the love interest of Eva Mendes, whom he married in reality later.
Ryan Gosling’s Regretful Decision Played a Great Role in the Shaping of His Character
The Place Beyond the Pines saw Ryan Gosling as Luke Glanton, a motorcycle stuntman who becomes a criminal to provide for his family, comprising lover Romina (Eva Mendes) and son Jason (Dane DeHaan).
According to director Derek Cianfrance (via Indie Wire), Gosling designed tattoos for his character with his friend Ben Shields, who designed tattoos covering the body. For anyone who needs a quick refresh, Luke had a face tattoo of a dagger dripping teardrop of blood. The regret was instant because Gosling looked bothered on the first day of shooting.
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The Crazy, Stupid, Love actor asked the director:
“I went too far with the tattoo, can we take it off?”
Cianfrance had other plans. He explained his reasoning for making Gosling keep the tattoo, saying:
“We could easily have gone back and shot it over, it was no problem to change. But I wanted him to keep it because the film is about consequences. The actor makes a choice with a consequence that effects his performance, keeps it alive.”
Although the director went to great lengths to make the movie, it failed to be a commercial success as it only grossed a worldwide total of $47.1 million, against a budget of $15 million.
Ryan Gosling Went Through Quite Some Transformations for the Movie
The Place Beyond the Pines, released in 2013, marked the second collaboration between director Derek Cianfrance and Gosling. The two had previously worked together on the 2010 romantic drama film Blue Valentine, in which Gosling starred alongside Michelle Williams.
When asked about the transformations Gosling underwent to embody Luke, Cianfrance said:
“Gosling started lifting weights. Every time I see him he’s getting bigger and bigger, he gained 40 pounds of muscle. He was working with his friend Ben Shields who designs tattoos covering the body. He showed pictures of himself as a young boy with blond hair so he was dying his hair blond.”
The role of Luke Glanton was exclusively written for Gosling after he told Derek Cianfrance that he wanted to rob a bank, but did not want to get arrested. It wasn’t until the success of Blue Valentine that they actually went ahead with the movie.
