Ryan Gosling; the dog Jean Claude in ‘The Fall Guy’; Eva Mendes.Photo:Rick Kern/WireImage, Universal Pictures/YouTube, Donato Sardella/Getty
Rick Kern/WireImage, Universal Pictures/YouTube, Donato Sardella/Getty
Ryan Gosling’s dog costar in his upcoming movieThe Fall Guyis not just a punch line.
“Eva used to have adog named Hugo who was a Belgian Malinoiswho was an attack dog," he said during the Q&A, per the outlet. “He only spoke French. He’s passed now, so this is my homage to him.”
“We wanted to bring this additional character into the mix,” Leich said of the dog’s inclusion in the film, perTHR. “When you are in an action scene you are always trying to give yourself problems to make things fresh. Rain is good. Ice is good. And then adding an animal on set is always great.”
Ryan Gosling in Beverly Hills on Feb. 10, 2024; Eva Mendes in Rome on Oct. 30, 2010.Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage ; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage ; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Gosling and Mendes, 50,began dating after they met on the setof their 2012 movieThe Place Beyond the Pinesand have been together ever since. The couple share two daughters: Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7.
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Mendes once told PEOPLE that her late dog Hugo “was so special” during an appearance at New York & Co.’s Fall 2018 fashion show. “I would just talk to him and I would treat him like a person, like, I think, most dog lovers do," she said at the time. “I just have that bond that will be there … He may be gone, but that feeling has never left me. It is one of the most special presences in my life.”
The Fall Guyreleases in theaters on May 3.
source: people.com
