Ryan Gosling Turns Rogue In The Thriller "Drive"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ryan Gosling could be one of the hottest men in Hollywood and an idol to whom, but he has no fear of hard-type of violence. In fact, sometimes deemed necessary and in his latest film, "Drive".

In the film, which opens in theaters on Friday, Gosling plays a Hollywood stuntman who is involved in a robbery gone bad. The high-octane thriller also a John Hughes-inspired, the sentimental romance between young Gosling and his co-star, Carey Mulligan.

"I always wanted to do a violent film by John Hughes. I love John Hughes movies, I like" Pretty in Pink ", but I always thought that if we were hitting their heads, would complete the film," Gosling told Reuters.

The actor of 30 years old, was nominated for an Oscar in "Half Nelson" 2007 is a school teacher addicted, and won over critics, fans and players in Hollywood with performances in a wide range of independent films and drama " Blue Valentine "and" Lars and the Real Girl ".

Still, Gosling said that it was difficult to find a director with a common vision of a romantic thriller, "Drive", until he clashed with the Dutch filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn whose credits include dramas "Pusher" crime and "Bronson", the a prisoner to take a film personality action hero Charles Bronson.

In Refn "Drive" to avoid the glitz of Hollywood and describes the dark side of the City of Angels in this thriller.

"This work of Nicola and I knew he had the same feeling," said Gosling.

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Gosling character, known simply as the mysterious "Driver" is a Hollywood specialist who moonlights as a getaway driver for anyone who wants to hire their services and conduct a thorough knowledge of the streets of Los Angeles.

Leaders mostly transient, and one of these lives, the driver finds himself pulled his neighbor Irene (played by Carey Mulligan), mother-of-one, whose husband is in jail.

Standard when Irene's husband (played by Oscar Isaac), is released from prison, the driver decides to help ex-prisoner clear his debts. But events take a wrong turn and driver is in danger.

Thanks to "Drive" Gosling communicates with most of the emotions of his character and feelings reflected by looks, when her character is given very little dialogue.

"I do not think you need all this talk about the film. Sometimes it is easier to get the point across, if you do not say anything," said Gosling. "I had been, it (the dialogue) is on the way. So it was a relief to get that out, and people can sit back and do their own evaluation of what they think the signs are going through."

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May where he was named best director Refn, and critics have so far been favorable. Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy calls Gosling performance, "the offer to become an icon among hard, low-key American Screen Actors -. Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin"

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