WithThe Gray Mannow playing in select movie theaters and streaming on Netflix starting July 22, I recently spoke toJoeandAnthony Russoabout making the action thriller. Since we already did a longerinterview with the Russo brothers where they talked aboutwhy it’s taken so long to getMark Greaney’s novel to movie screens, castingRyan Gosling, the incredible challenge of making a movie with nine action sequences, and why they castDhanush, I decided in this interview to have them break down filming the massive Prague action set sequence in the third act of the film.
I don’t want to spoil the movie, so all I’ll say is one ofThe Gray Manbiggest and most involved of the nine incredible action sequences takes place in Prague. In the sequence, you’ve got Gosling under fire, tons of police and private contractors trying to capture or kill him, and eventually the action takes place on a tram that runs through the city. It’s a fantastic set piece that had the audience clapping in both screenings that I attended.
In the video above, you can watch the Russo brothers break down what it really takes to film a sequence on this scale and how it’s a team effort from many people to pull it off. They also talk about what Gosling did to get ready for his role and the way they will reshoot things that don’t work.
While you have a lot of choices on what to do with your time, if you’re thinking about seeingThe Gray Man, I strongly recommend watching it in a movie theater if it’s playing where you live. TheRyan GoslingandChris Evansled action thriller isloadedwith cool fight scenes and action set pieces that look fantastic on the big screen.
The Gray Manalso starsJessica Henwick,Regé-JeanPage, Billy Bob Thornton,Wagner MouraandAlfre Woodard. The film was written by Joe Russo,Christopher MarkusandStephen McFeely.The Gray Manis produced by the Russos,Joe Roth,Jeffery Kirschenbaum,Mike Larocca,andChris Castaldi. Executive producers are Markus and McFeely,Patrick Newall,Jake Aust,Angela Russo-Otstot,Geoff Haley,Zack Roth, andPalak Patel.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Gray Man:
The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka, Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out. Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) has his back. He’ll need it.
