Barbie Star Ryan Gosling Risked His Hollywood Career With $1000 a Week Paycheck for Movie That Won Him an Oscar Nomination
A gusty decision that would have easily busted the entire acting career of any other person in the industry, ‘The Notebook’ star Ryan Gosling came out as a shining star from his dangerously frighting move by risking it all for just a good script. After the success of ‘The Notebook’ Ryan Gosling reportedly went for a project at a paycheck that would not even buy him lunch at a seven-star restaurant.
Ryan Gosling Risked it all for a good script
The Canadian Actor, Ryan Gosling is repeatedly known for his outstanding acting in movies like, ‘The Notebook’, ‘La La Land’ and ‘Drive’ has risked his entire career for his first Ocas Nominated role in 2006 for a low-budget indie movie, ‘Half Nelson’. Per Telegram’s reports, the actor was paid only $1000 per week for this film. The entire shooting of this movie was wrapped in 23 days, meaning that the actor was paid only $3200 for his role. Even though Ryan did not win the Oscars for this movie, he walked away with an Academy Award. While signing this movie Ryan Gosling was at a very early stage of his career but had already tasted success through his outstanding performance in ‘The Notebook’.
Even though working with such a tiny paycheck was a wild decision at the end of Ryan, it turned out well. Ryan Gosling’s performance in ‘Half Nelson’ was magnificent and helped him to showcase his ability to the industry. His acting resulted in the movie being nominated for different awards, including Academy Awards, Critics Choice Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, and also for Oscar.
Ryan Gosling and the success of ‘The Notebook’
Ken of the new ‘Barbie’ movie is one of the most popular Hollywood actors known for his roles in movies like ‘Crazy Stupid’, ‘Love’, and ‘La La Land’. Even though with a highly anticipated performance in all of these movies Ryan Gosling got a breakthrough in the industry only due to his role in ‘The Notebook’. Even though Ryan was not hired for this role due to his acting skills he still managed to gain attention. As per the reports ‘The Notebook’ director Nick Cassavetes had straight up told Rayan: “The fact that you have no natural leading man qualities is why I want you to be my leading man.”
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Despite the reason why Ryan was given this role, ‘The Notebook’ was a massive success for him as well as for the director. This romantic movie was able to make $100 million at the box office and to date, it is said to be one of the most loved movies among the audience.
In defiance of all the critics that Ryan Gosling has ever received, he is one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation which has helped him to last in this industry for more than two decades. His performance in every film has time and again proven his ability. Ryan Gosling set the best example – a tale of fame, fortune, and following one’s heart. In the glitzy of this industry where actors’ worth is decided by their paycheck, Ryan Gosling risked it for a good script.
Source: The Things
