Cinema Science

The LA Times has an article shedding some light as to why Ryan Gosling and George Clooney may have dropped out of their next film roles (The Lovely Bones and White Jazz). Since you have to register in order to read the story and I have no interest in doing that, I will just provide with what was posted on Joblo. Of course, these are still just rumors as none of it has been confirmed.

The LA Times today has offered an explanation as to why Wahlberg was brought in, claiming that Peter Jackson was shocked when he saw Gosling turn up looking like he was wearing a fat suit. Apparently when Jackson was told by the young star that he was going to put on some weight to age himself up, Jackson was still expecting him to have the movie star allure. He didn't expect that he was going to turn up 'paunch and a beard'.

The piece also goes on to suggest that the reason for George Clooney dropping out of WHITE JAZZ was the fact that recent noir period pieces (like HOLLYWOODLAND and THE BLACK DAHLIA) have done poorly at the box-office. And the importance of a financial success might have been given more weight since MICHAEL CLAYTON hasn't exactly raked in the cash.