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hilst we don’t associate him
with musical theatre, Gosling
actually started out performing
on
The Mickey Mouse Show
when he
was a kid, but admits that the intricate
and graceful routines were a far cry from
his '90s hip hop dancing days.
“When I signed on to the film, I
foolishly expected that my lost dance
skills would come back to me pretty
quickly. But I was wrong! Nothing came
back,” he reveals with a laugh.
Gosling plays Sebastian, a cynical
jazz pianist who is fast becoming a
star in Hollywood, unlike his lover Mia
(Emma Stone), a barista and struggling
actress who can’t seem to get a break.
The film follows the season of their
romance as they both eventually achieve
their longed-for success, only to find
it threatens their fragile love for one
another.
Bathed in a nostalgic glow, the film
serves to remind us of a simpler time in
Hollywood as its stars sashay and tap
dance to the songs of old Los Angeles.
“Not everyone might like musicals,
but in this case you’re emotionally
invested in the story because
you feel very close to Mia and
Sebastian,”explains the 35-year-old
Canadian heartthrob. “I wanted to do
the film because I think it takes you on
this beautiful ride.”
Karen Anne Overton
La La Land
open in cinemas on Boxing Day.
Ryan Gosling puts on his
dancing shoes for the
musical
La La Land
.
THE SWEDISH GIRL
STACK
catches up with
Jason Bourne
star AliciaVikander,
who talks about what it means to be a part of the franchise.
T
he Swedish star is quick to admit
she’d always wanted to be a part of
the series – “I was so happy that
they were making a new one. Matt [Damon]
and Paul Greengrass teaming up again was
big news”– and was thrilled to meet with the
director in London to discuss the possibility of
being involved.
“I got to sit there and tell him how big a fan I
was of his work, and what he’s done with these
films – I even brought up that he said years ago
that he’d never do another one,” she laughs. “I
was so happy that he decided to in the end.”
As a fan of the Bourne films, Vikander found
it somewhat surreal to be working alongside
the man himself – Matt Damon. “I’d met Matt
backstage, but the scenes that we did were
never really in the same room.”
She does confesses to being starstruck,
however, when she finally got to shoot a scene
with him. “One of the first scenes we filmed
was in Vegas. There were a bunch of hidden
cameras everywhere, because they wanted
people to be walking around and not having to
worry about them looking into the lenses. We
had lived and worked in this casino for about
five weeks – I was in full makeup and costume
and everything, and I managed to walk straight
into and out of a shot without even knowing.”
The fangirl inside her also recalls the moment
she saw him in character for the first time: “I
was just walking around and suddenly I see
this guy with a cap on, and I immediately got
that thrill – I thought to myself, ‘that’s Jason
Bourne!’, and then as soon as I saw him he
was gone.”
Alesha Kolbe
Jason Bourne
is out on December 7. Check out the full
interview at
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THE DARK
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M Recommended for mature audiences.
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BRING THE SQUAD HOME
DECEMBER 7
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