Ryan Gosling confesses to having an unexpected wig “trauma” because of Steve Carell. Gosling and Carell have worked on two major feature films together: Crazy Stupid Love and The Big Short. The 45-year-old actor is on a promotional spree for his new movie, Project Hail Mary, and recently featured as a guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
Ryan Gosling reveals he has wig trauma because of Steve Carell
Ryan Gosling discloses he has a wig “trauma,” all thanks to his previous co-star Steve Carell. In Project Hail Mary, Gosling plays a science teacher, Ryland Grace, who goes to space. During his recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the host shared a still from the film, where Gosling’s Grace wakes up from a years-long coma aboard a spaceship. In the image, he can be seen sporting long hair and a full beard to channel the authenticity of the character.
When Meyers showed Gosling the photo, he exclaimed, “Oh my God. I call him the space caveman… you know, I don’t do this a lot. I have a little bit of trauma because I went for it a bit on this film, The Big Short.”
For those unversed, Gosling featured in the 2015 Oscar-winning film The Big Short alongside Carell. The Barbie actor portrayed the character of Jared Vennett, a Deutsche Bank executive.
To make his character more authentic, Gosling swapped his dirty blonde hair for black for the role. The La La Land star narrated, “And I stepped out in my wig and costume and I ran into Steve Carell, who was the first person I saw. He just stared at me and said, ‘Never do this again.’” The Canadian actor joked, “I never spoke to him again.”
Previously, the actors participated in a joint interview in 2015 with ABC, where they recalled the wig encounter. The Fall Guy star told Nightline’s Chris Connelly, “Putting on the wig… I felt like, ‘Oh I got this.’ And then I walked out of the trailer, and I saw Steve.”
Carell added his own two cents, saying, “Such a horror show. He’s such a good-looking human being, and he could not have looked creepier.”
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
