After being trapped in development hell for a while, there have been some exciting most exciting movies.
Among the latest additions to the already long list of remakes and adaptations is The Fall Guy, a project that has been in development for over a decade and looks to be finally on its way to happening. The Fall Guy is an action-adventure TV series that aired from 1981 to 1986, and it starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas. The Fall Guy follows Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers (Majors), who moonlights as a bounty hunter and uses his physical skills and knowledge as a stuntman to capture fugitives and criminals. The movie will take the story in a slightly new direction by will hopefully capture the fun spirit of the series.
The Fall Guy: Latest News
The latest The Fall Guy remake updates come courtesy of the movie's producer Kelly McCormick who confirms that this will be a Hobbs and Shaw shows he can pull off the action blockbuster when needed.
The Fall Guy Is Confirmed
After various starts and stops, the most important of The Fall Guy remake updates is that it is indeed happening. The remake was announced to be in development in 2010, with Martin Campbell in talks to direct. In 2013, it was revealed would star as Colt Seavers with McG as the director, but all those plans changed as well. In 2020, it was revealed that Ryan Gosling and David Leitch were working on a stuntman action movie before it was confirmed that it would be a loose remake of The Fall Guy.
The Fall Guy: Release Date
Another of the biggest confirmation from The Fall Guy remake updates is that the movie has a release date of March 1, 2024. The movie began filming in Australia in October 2022.
The Fall Guy: Cast
Some of the biggest The Fall Guy remake updates have come from the casting. Following the reports of Ryan Gosling teaming with David Leitch on a stuntman movie, it was confirmed that the actor would be taking on the role of Colt Seavers once played by Lee Majors. Interestingly, Gosling's unique action star role in Drive also had him playing a stuntman who got involved in crime on the side. Gosling is ed by a number of great actors in ing roles. Emily Blunt plays a prosthetics artist and love interest for Gosling, Aaron Taylor Johnson plays a movie star who goes missing, Stephanie Hsu plays the movie star's assistant, Winston Duke plays Colt's best friend, and Hannah Waddingham plays a movie producer.
David Leitch is also a terrific choice to serve as director for the movie. Before making his directorial debut alongside Chad Stahelski with Leitch confirmed that The Fall Guy would draw on his own experiences in the business as well as the shared experiences of Ryan Gosling and producer Kelly McCormick. Hopefully, this will make for a unique action movie that has a personal and authentic Hollywood vibe.
The Fall Guy: Story Details
The Fall Guy remake updates the story of the original series somewhat while still keeping its essence. While the original show had Colt Seavers as a stuntman who moonlighted as a bounty hunter, Gosling's Colt will be a rundown and past-his-prime stuntman who is hanging onto his fading position in the industry. He is brought back to do a movie with a movie star he used to double for (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) before being replaced. When the movie star goes missing, Colt is dragged into a dangerous plot. Even with acclaimed adaptations like The Last of Us, changes to the source material are often necessary and can even improve the movie.
The Fall Guy: Trailer
Any The Fall Guy remake updates involving the trailer will still be a long wait. The movie is still filming in Australia and its release date is over a year away. However, fans can expect to see the first footage before the end of 2023.
