The Fall Guy director leaves door open for exciting Cillian Murphy reunion

Simon Kelly

This could be very exciting.

Ryan Gosling stars alongside Emily Blunt in the excellent new action comedy The Fall Guy which is currently in Irish cinemas.

JOE sat down with Gosling and director David Leitch to discuss everything from karaoke, the importance of stunt work in films and, of course, the rise of Irish actors in Hollywood.

Both Gosling and Leitch have worked with plenty of Irish stars in the past and the star actor was first to name Saoirse Ronan as someone he would love to work with again.

The twice Oscar-nominated actress starred in Gosling’s directorial debut film, 2013’s Lost River alongside the likes of Christina Hendricks, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, and Eva Mendes.

“Always Saoirse, she’s the best,” said Gosling. “She’s the coolest and an amazing actor.”

Leitch also mentioned Oscar winner Cillian Murphy as someone he would love to work with again.

“Cillian I got to work with briefly on In Time,” said the director. “I was second unit director when he played the villain.

“We had an amazing relationship then. It would be a dream to go back and find something with him, he’s so incredible. Obviously this year he’s been recognised for his hard work.”

The Fall Guy director leaves door open for exciting reunion with Irish star

Murphy of course did star in In Time (which is available to watch on Netflix, if you fancy it), where he played the Timekeeper Raymond Leon, the main antagonist of the 2011 flick.

Starring alongside him was Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried as inhabitants of a society that uses time from one’s lifespan as its primary currency, with each individual possessing a clock on their arm that counts down how long they have to live.

With Leitch now directing big budget stunt-focused films, we would absolutely love to see Murphy try his hand at something new and star in a massive action film.

Judging by Leitch’s response to our question, it’s not huge leap to see the Cork man as the star of his next film. We’re sure he could handle the stunt work as well.

The topic of stunt-work’s importance to film also came up in our interview, with Leitch saying that the tide is turning in terms of the work’s recognition in Hollywood.

“This film has been really impactful, with Ryan and Emily supporting the cause at the awards this year. It would have a lot of momentum inside the Academy,” said the stuntman-turned-director.

“You know the casting got their award (2026 will mark the first year that an award will be presented for Best Casting) and I think there’s a real clear path for us to get recognition.

“We design these sequences, we make them come to life, we collaborate with the directors and the writers and the actors – we make the A to B happen for the spectacle. That’s what we really wanna get recognised for.”

The Fall Guy is currently in Irish cinemas.