Shane Black has been hard at work on his latest film, '70s crime pic The Nice Guys, which features Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. And now the first look at the two stars has emerged online via People, giving a glimpse at them in all their polyester glory.
"We needed costumes that still presented these guys with a sort of unfettered masculinity," says Black. "You wanted them to be sexy, not goofily representing the '70s. I think they look great in these '70s clothes. If anyone can rock these things, these two can pull it off."
The Nice Guys sees Gosling as down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March, who is forced to work with hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Crowe) to investigate the case of a missing girl that expands to encompass a dead porn star and, eventually, a big conspiracy that reaches its tendrils into the highest corridors of power. So what can we expect from the new film by the man behind Iron Man 3? "It is an R-rated film and it's a caper," explains Black. "It's a little fast, a little funny and a little rough in places, kind of coarse. These guys are working-class dudes, they're not really sophisticated private detectives, so it's a chance to do the kind of thriller I don't see too much of anymore."
If that sounds a little bit like 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, you’re not alone, and Black even labels the film a spiritual sequel. “It retains the harshness of the world and gives a nod that we're very much in noir territory," Black says. "It's a little bit pushed – the premise, the time period, everything is a little crazy." With Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Kim Basinger and Ty Simpkins also part of the cast, The Nice Guys will be staking out UK cinemas from June 3 next year.