Yahoo Movies Exclusive: The Fall Guy’s Winston Duke opens up about his “bromance” with Ryan Gosling
The Fall Guy star Winston Duke has opened up his "bromance" with co-star Ryan Gosling.
The new movie sees the Barbie star play stuntman Colt Seavers, who finds himself drafted into service when the star of his ex-girlfriend's directorial debut goes missing, and finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy.
Duke plays the role of best friend and fellow stuntman Dan Tucker in the film, and revealed exclusively to Digital Spy that he had admired Gosling for a long time.
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"I had a bit of a bromance with Ryan even before we met," he said. "I grew up watching Ryan do a lot of different things. I’ve seen Young Hercules, watching The Notebook, watching [The Place] Beyond the Pines. All these incredible pieces that he’s done in his career.
"I had a lot of respect for him before I even got on set, and watching him as he stepped into the part of being a producer in this film. And really flexing his muscles, and knowledge that he has acquired during his entire career."
Calling him "really inspiring", the star added: "It was really great to see him wear his crown. Because it’s very well deserved. He knows what he’s doing, he’s an incredible performer and beautiful generative artist. It was an honour."
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Duke also opened up about what he learned about stuntmen while working on The Fall Guy, admitting he was taken aback by "the responsibility" the role necessitates.
"I learned about how much responsibility they have on set," he elaborated. "I didn’t realise that just working with them on a movie from the position of just an actor.
"As an actor I’m just responsible for myself and making the scene work. I got to watch the stunts coordinator by playing a stunts coordinator, and I would shadow them. And I realise they have to be the most honest people on set.
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"And if they’re not honest, people don’t go home. One inch to the left or one inch to the right too far, injury. Someone doesn’t calculate or do their jobs, injury. If you say yes to something that you know in your heart is a no, injury.
"And they are all carrying the story of something that didn’t go right because they did say ‘yes’ when they should have said ‘no’. They all carry that, they know what the consequences are."
He added: "So I learned how much integrity, I learned how much responsibility it was, and I learned how much honesty it’s necessary. So that was the big thing for me."
The Fall Guy arrives in UK cinemas on May 2.
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