It’s one shot, one punch and one bomb! Netflix has assembled a cast beyond starring in The Hidden Agent, the biggest budget movie on the platform. A few days before the premiere of this super production Hugo Shine spoke to Ryan Gosling about the ambitious new project. The star provided behindthescenes details, the storyline and shared what it was like to act alongside Wagner Moura.
Gosling praised the Brazilian’s meticulous work and said he was impressed with his preparation for the role of Laszlo Sosa, a quirky man wanted by Ryan’s character. Moura lost 40 pounds for the role. “It was wonderful to work with Wagner. He put a lot of effort into this character. He lost weight, brought several tiny details into the interpretation. It’s a performance full of nuance,” he remarked.
The Oscar nominee also praised Moura’s talent and recalled sharing good times during filming. “It’s a lot of fun working with him. It’s a lot of fun to work with someone who is so talented and has so much fun on stage.”
Ryan Gosling spoke about behind the scenes of his complex scenes and acting with Wagner Moura in Occult Agent. (Photo: Playback/YouTube)
As Court Gentry, a CIA agent who is being hunted by a psychopath played by Chris Evans, Ryan reveals that he really took a risk in some of the action scenes. “I’ve played my part in all of them, but the truth is there are a lot of people involved in helping you create these action sequences. It’s an incredible amount of engineering and hard work by a lot of people to make these sequences feel like it’s just us. [atores] do everything. I imagine it’s like all the work that goes into the “Super Bowl” long before the players can even step on the field,” he compared. “At the end of the day, I only represent a small part of it,” he stressed.
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multimillion dollar investment
According to international media, Netflix spent 200 million US dollars on the “Hidden Agent” budget, i.e. around R$ 1.08 billion. The very high numbers put the film at the top of the list of the most expensive productions in the streaming giant’s history. When asked by Hugo Gloss, Gosling admitted he felt pressured to educate himself about the values at stake. However, the veteran referred to what helped him to settle down in the project.
“Understood [que acrescenta pressão]! But the thing that made me very comfortable playing is the Russo brothers. They’ve been making films of this scale for the last ten years, so they’re behind the wheel, I’m just watching the journey.” Check out the full chat below:
You see, that promises a lot, don’t you see? The cast of Hidden Agent includes Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, RegéJean Page, Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush and Alfre Woodard. The production is directed by the Russo brothers and is written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The film launches on Netflix on July 22. Watch the trailer here: