by Steph Sharples

Ryan Gosling will be joining Steve Carell in an untitled Warner Bros. comedy. The film centers on a father (Carell) whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children. That sounds hilarious! Gosling will be playing the suave best friend of Carell's character.

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (I Love You Phillip Morris, Bad Santa, Bad News Bears, and Cats and Dogs) will be directing. Warner Bros. purchased Dan Fogelman's spec script for a massive $2 million against $2.5 million. For a studio to shell out that much money on a spec script is quite unusual. Someone must have perfected their elevator pitch! The movie will be produced by Carell's Carousel banner.

My favorite Ryan Gosling role by far was when he played Sean Hanlon on Breaker High. The mere fact that he starred on that show and went on to become a best actor nominee is truly an accomplishment. This is a good move considering he hasn't starred in any mainstream movies since The Notebook.

Source: Variety