by Alex Billington
February 11, 2024
Source: YouTube
"We're getting tangled in exposition." Universal debuted this 60-second action-packed, goofy, heartfelt new TV spot for The Fall Guy during the Super Bowl this weekend. Ryan Gosling stars as "The Fall Guy" – he's a stuntman, and like everyone else working in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right? A new hilarious, hard-driving, all-star apex-action thriller film + love letter to action movies and the hard-working and under-appreciated crew of people who make them. The Fall Guy also stars Emily Blunt, with Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Teresa Palmer, Lee Majors, Ben Knight, and Stephanie Hsu. The first trailer was an enjoyable preview, this TV spot packs in the fun and crazy. It has "everything!" With aliens, Australian cops, boats, a cockatoo, crying to Taylor Swift, and more.
Here's the full Super Bowl TV spot for David Leitch's The Fall Guy, direct from Universal's YouTube:
You can rewatch the first official trailer for David Leitch's The Fall Guy right here, to view more footage.
Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who, having left the business a year earlier to focus on both his physical and mental health, is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by his ex, Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt)—goes missing. While the film's ruthless producer (Hannah Waddingham), maneuvers to keep the disappearance of movie star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) a secret from the studio and the media, Colt performs the film's most outrageous stunts while trying (with limited success) to charm his way back into Jody’s good graces. But as the mystery around the missing star deepens, Colt will find himself ensnared in a sinister, criminal plot that will push him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt. The Fall Guy is directed by American stuntman / filmmaker David Leitch, director of the films John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, and Bullet Train previously; he also still works as a stunt coordinator & stuntman. The screenplay is written by Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, Hobbs & Shaw, Hotel Artemis). Produced by Kelly McCormick and David Leitch for 87North, and by Ryan Gosling and Guymon Casady for Entertainment 360. Universal will open Leitch's The Fall Guy in theaters nationwide starting May 3rd, 2024. Worth a watch?