Sometimes actors take themselves a little too seriously, and Ryan Gosling is no exception. He was originally cast in The Lovely Bones, and he unilaterally decided to put on 60 pounds, because that is how he envisioned the character. I don’t want to question Gosling’s intelligence, but don’t you think that you would ask the director of your film if he agrees with your vision before you start to “melt ice cream and drink it.” That’s quite the weighty risk (pun intended). The role eventually went to the very in-shape Mark Wahlberg.
Well, I’m glad that Gosling’s folly benefitted me and the world in such a big way. Mark Wahlberg is one of THE best. The movie only looks mediocre but I want to see it just for Mark.