Ryan Gosling is set to star in and produce the upcoming thriller
"The Actor" an adaptation of
Donald E. Westlake's novel
"Memory".
The film will be directed by
Duke Johnson (
"Anomalisa") from a script he wrote with
Stephen Cooney. Gosling will play New York actor Paul Cole, who is beaten and left for dead in 1950s Ohio. Stripped of his memory and stranded in a mysterious small town, Paul struggles to get back home, piece together and reclaim the life and identity he's lost. The film follows a thrilling journey we all must take: to find home, to find love, and ultimately to find ourselves.
Johnson will also produce alongside
Abigail Spencer under their Innerlight Films production banner,
Paul Young through his company Make Good, Gosling and
Ken Kao.
Gosling is also set to star in the Netflix thriller
"The Gray Man" alongside
Chris Evans and
Ana De Armas from the Russo Brothers, and
Leigh Whannell's
"Wolfman" at Universal. He will also produce
Phil Lord and
Chris Miller's
"Project Hail Mary", based on a novel by
Andy Weir (
"The Martian").
