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“The Fall Guy” now lands in theaters on May 3, 2024, after “Deadpool 3” left the theatrical release slot due to the work stoppage caused by the recently ended SAG-AFTRA strike.
Universal Pictures was originally scheduled to release David Leitch’s action thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in theaters on March 1, 2024. The film is based on the 1980s television series of the same name by Glen A. Larson and stars Gosling as Colt, a stuntman searching for a missing movie star he once doubled for. Blunt plays Gosling’s director and ex-girlfriend Jody Moreno, while Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays AWOL star Tom Ryder.
Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Winston Duke (“Black Panther”), Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) and Teresa Palmer (“A Discovery of Witches”) round out the cast.
Disney previously announced that several films have been delayed due to the actors’ strike, including Marvel’s “Captain America: New World Order,” “Thunderbolts,” “Mufasa: The Lion King” and the reboot of “Blade.” “Deadpool 3”, which was originally scheduled to be released in theaters in early May, has now been postponed to July 26, 2024.
The original television series The Fall Guy ran on ABC from 1981 to 1986 and starred Lee Majors as Colt and Heather Thomas as Jody. The show followed Colt as a stuntman by day and bounty hunter by night, using his skills in car stunts to catch criminals. Majors will make an appearance in the upcoming film.
Leitch’s The Fall Guy was written by Drew Pearce and produced by Leitch, Gosling, McCormick and Guymon Casady for Universal Pictures and 87North Productions. Pearce, Larson, Peter Cramer, Cecil O’Connor, Matt Reilly and Geoff Shaevitz served as executive producers.