Ryan Gosling Reveals His Favorite Action Movie Star
The Gray Man star Ryan Gosling says that his favorite action movie star growing up was Sylvester Stallone. Having created both the Rocky and Rambo franchises, Stallone has been a staple of Hollywood ever since, starring in multiple action films throughout his long career. Stallone was at the top of the action genre throughout the 80s and 90s, starring in movies like Cobra, Over The Top, Tango & Cash, Demolition Man, and Cliffhanger, as well as multiple sequels to Rocky and Rambo. The prolific writer, director and actor revived the genre he helped create with 2010's The Expendables, which has two sequels already with The Expendables 4 on the way.
Gosling has taken a more indie film route with his career, making a name for himself early on in projects like The Notebook, Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl, Blue Valentine, and Crazy, Stupid Love. However, the actor began to experiment with more action-oriented fare with films like the critically-acclaimed Drive, Gangster Squad, The Nice Guys, andBlade Runner 2049. He takes his biggest leap yet into the genre with the Russo Brothers-directedThe Gray Man, a $200 million action flick that debuts on Netflix on July 22nd.
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Talking to MTV News, Gosling was asked who his favorite action star growing up was, which he says was none other than Stallone. After briefly discussing Jean-Claude Van Damme's Bloodsport as his first theatrical movie as a kid, the actor switched gears when poised with his favorite, saying that Stallone wasn't just a good action star, but a good actor as well. Gosling even reflects back, saying he misses the bygone days of Stallone at the top of the movie charts. Read his full comment
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