Ryan Gosling

By Rob For a long time it was supposed to be Ryan Gosling, who I couldn’t see, and for a brief period of time it was supposed to be Heath Ledger, which I wasn’t sure about. And so in a way I think it’s turned out for the very best. It’s the same with the mother character… for a while it was Susan Sarandon and t...

By Rob Ryan Gosling: Let’s just say that Lars…, The Believer and Half Nelson are the kind of movies I’m trying to make. They’re serious, but have elements of humour to them as well. It’s not just bleak, dark and depressing – that’s just boring. But they are movies about characters that aren’t sexy.