Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are set to play a couple whose relationship is on the rocks in Blue Valentine, our second Valentine story of the day (after this one).
The duo play a married couple whose pairing appears to be failing, causing them to reflect on happier times in the past. Presumably it's not a very long past, given the relative youth of both stars, but at least that reduces the number of flashbacks requiring bad wigs or '80s outfits.
Also in the cast are Mike Vogel, of Cloverfield and Poseidon fame; John Doman (The Wire's Rawls) and Maryann Plunkett (The Squid and the Whale; Center Stage).
The film was written by Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis, with Cianfrance set to direct as well. He has a background in music videos and documentaries, for the most part, after making an auspicious Sundance debut with his short film Brother Tied. Judging by his IMDb photo, he also looks a lot like Gosling, which probably means something about the likelihood that they'll work well together (but we're not sure what). With the producers of Gosling's Half Nelson behind this, we're hoping it turns out as good.