Russell Crowe on the red carpet
Russell Crowe hasn't headlined a blockbuster in over a decade, but he's making the most of his star power by choosing movies that probably wouldn't get made otherwise. Even if the massive tentpoles are no longer coming his way — he seemed quite upset about being left out of Gladiator II — Crowe has starred in several successful mid-budget movies in the last decade.
Among them are the horror hit The Pope's Exorcist and the period drama Nuremberg. Although The Pope's Exorcist was said to be getting a follow-up, the project hasn't materialized so far. It would have been the first major sequel to one of Crowe's movies. He came close with Gladiator II as well, back when the movie was supposed to go in a different direction entirely. However, there's one movie whose commercial underperformance remains the most tragic of them all, because it robbed fans of what would have been a truly enjoyable franchise. A decade ago, Crowe starred alongside Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys, a neo-noir comedy set in 1970s Hollywood, borrowing equally from Crowe's own L.A. Confidential and the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski. The movie was directed by Shane Black as a blank-check project following the billion-dollar success of Iron Man 3. However, The Nice Guys underperformed at the box office despite excellent reviews. It even ended on a promising note for a sequel, but despite having cultivated a loyal fanbase over the years, the follow-up hasn't gained steam. The Nice Guys grossed a little more than $60 million worldwide against a reported budget of $50 million, which means that it fell short of its probable break-even mark by at least $40 million. Related Solve the Whodunnit in TV's Best Mystery Show Today With Collider's TV Quiz Do you know Only Murders like the back of your Arconia? We're about to find out, as you piece together the facts of this quizzical case. Posts By Macklen Makhloghi 'The Nice Guys' Saw a Major Spike in Viewership The movie follows two investigators who find themselves falling down a rabbit hole while trying to locate a missing woman. The Nice Guys holds a"Certified Fresh" 91% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics' consensus reads,"The Nice Guys hearkens back to the buddy comedies of a bygone era while adding something extra courtesy of a knowing script and the irresistible chemistry of its leads." The movie's passionate cult following has made it a favorite on home video. According to FlixPatrol, The Nice Guys was among the most-watched movies on the domestic iTunes chart this week, coinciding with the box-office success of Gosling's new hit, Project Hail Mary. The Nice Guys Like R Mystery Thriller Crime Release Date May 20, 2016 Runtime 116minutes Director Shane Black Writers Anthony Bagarozzi, Shane Black Cast See All In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
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