he was one of the most famous of his generation in the mid 2010s, for sure

he's not rn but last decade he was

I’d say so easily. Euphoria is massive. Unlike Ryan in early 2010s, Elordi copped the Oscar nom. And Elordi is already doing major projects with Ridley Scott, Sofia Coppola, Del Toro. Wuthering Heights also out grossed every gosling project in the early 10s

Still think Ryan’s output in early 10s way better though. Place beyond the pines and only god forgives >>>

That I agree with but his leading man era was pretty short and he didn’t really get anything touching Whiplash. There’s a reason he got relegated back to supporting roles

youre probably right about like in this moment, but i do think you're underestimating ryan's star power back then, he was absolutely viral off that shirtless scene in crazy stupid love also

i feel like he was a cemented heartthrob and that's being understated

He has this and Saturn Return this year. Possibly the best films for an actor in 2026 besides Zendaya off the top of my head.

yeah but my point being that refn got him in the lead of the series like while that star power was still lingering

im just trying to say that refn has always worked with big actors lol, to suggest otherwise is just jumping through hoops

The heartthrob status for sure he had but also there’s a reason gosling was behind Steve carrell, Julianne Moore, and Emma in that cast list

They woulda totally turned him into just that hot dude off the notebook but bro was genuinely just that mega talented that he out shone the entire cast in crazy stupid love

Tbh I was surprised Miles did the show. I wanna see it for sure but didn’t figure Miles would go for a pick like Refn considering he usually picks safe stuff.

I didn’t mean to say Refn can only get no names but I think he gets actors who are next up for A list status rather than straight up A list. Hardy, gosling, Fanning, Melton, Miles all fit that bill

crazy stupid love for me, is where you saw a Ryan mania so same year as drive I wasn’t there for the notebook etc so maybe I’m underrating how well celebrated he was leading up to that point

crazy stupid love and drive is when s*** turned up and made him more well rounded

but the notebook is still the most famous movie hes ever done, it cant be understated how ridiculously popular that movie was, it may not have held up to future generations or whatever but it was an absolute teenage girl and mom classic of the era and him and rachel mccadams were absolutely huge off of it in the mid 2000s.

that momentum obvs wasnt fully present going into the 2010s cause he rounded out the decade doing more peculiar indie stuff but it left a mark enough that literally everyone knew his name

and he elevated by being hotter and showing his talent more in the 2010s

ngl I don’t feel like this is that much different from my pov, i certainly didn’t Imply he was a no name actor but a great deal, maybe even the majority of the definitive moments of his career including becoming the literal film bro genesis occurred 2011-

“can u buy cigarettes for us?”

trailer this week?

screening today

another divisive masterpiece incoming

many beautiful women in this, thank you mr refn

How yeah that looks right

the colors

the visuals

the vibes

we are so back

looks KIND OF different for NWR? in a good way?

cant wait

the score is definitely different, sounds heavenly

last shot of the apartment building (?) is f***ing insane.

him casting Charles Melton because of Riverdale and not May December is hilarious

May have to tap out of this thread so I go in blind when watching