Fresh off a really fun role in Bullet Train, and leading Sony’s upcoming Marvel film Kraven the Hunter, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has added another action flick to his busy schedule. THR reports Taylor-Johnson has joined Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy, which Universal Pictures hopes will be their next big franchise.
Based on the classic TV series, the film centers on a Hollywood stuntman who doubles as a bounty hunter. Gosling takes the lead role of stuntman Colt Seavers, with Taylor-Johnson as the actor he stunt doubles for.
The film will reunite Taylor-Johnson with Bullet Train director David Leitch. Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce penned the script.
The Fall Guy opens March 1st 2024.