Back in December, it was announced that Steve Carell was attached to an untitled comedy to be helmed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the writing and directing team behind “I Love You Phillip Morris” and written by Dan Fogelman (“Bolt,” “Cars,” “Fred Claus”). The film is about “a father whose life unravels as he faces a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.”
You would think the last name that might be attached to this would be Ryan Gosling, but according to the fluffy gossip site LaineyGossip (who have a pretty good track record of breaking news like this), Gosling is “signed on” to the film. We’re a bit surprised, and kind of excited to see Gosling potentially go toe-to-toe with Carell. We wonder what role he’ll play in the film….perhaps a grown-up child of the father trying to get his life back on track? Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
No word on when production on this is set to start, but both Gosling and Carell have new movies hitting this year in “Blue Valentine” for Gosling and “Date Night” and “Dinner For Schmucks” for Carell.
Updated: Variety confirms this report and notes that the project is now set up at Warner Bros.