'The Actor' Director Talks Developing Script with Ryan Gosling, But Having Andre Holland Star Instead
justjared.comAndre Holland stars in the new indie movie The Actor, though the role was originally developed with Ryan Gosling to play the lead role.
Director Duke Johnson is opening up about Ryan being attached to the film and how the actor stayed on as a producer after deciding not to star in the project. “In 2019, the script initially found its way to Ryan, and he came on board, and we developed the script together through the pandemic,” Duke told The Playlist. “And the way Hollywood works, it’s so hard to schedule people that have really intense schedules, and ultimately there became some conflicts in that department.
But I’m so blessed with how this one worked out. I’m very grateful to have had that time to develop the script with Ryan, but this movie was always destined for Andre; he’s the ultimate blessing to me.
He’s my muse, my savior. I can’t imagine it with anybody else.” Andre and co-star Gemma Chan attended the premiere of the Neon film on Monday (March 10) at Village East Cinema in New York City.
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