How Ryan Gosling Invited Legal Trouble Out of Michigan for Making a Movie “Similar” to the Iconic Vin Diesel Franchise Fast and Furious

Published 12/02/2022, 10:30 AM EST

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Ryan Gosling rose to prominence only at the age of 13 with the Disney show The Mickey Mouse Club. Following this kids’ favorite show the Canadian artist climbing the ladder of success in the entertainment industry. While the 2004 romance drama The Notebook brought him immense stardom and critical acclaim. The 42-year-old star has worked in several blockbuster films of varying genres establishing his image as a versatile actor.

His famous roles include Sebastian Wilder in La La Land and Jacob Palmer in Crazy, Stupid, Love. The actor has racked up various accolades and two Academy Award nominations. Fans have never seen a movie that cast Goslings and weren’t a commercial success. However, he did once invite legal trouble out of Michigan for making a movie “similar” to the iconic Vin Diesel franchise Fast and Furious

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Ryan Gosling might have never imagined a lawsuit coming for his movie

Back in 2011, The Hollywood Reporter rolled out shocking news that a Michigan woman sued FilmDistrict for a misleading trailer. The report revealed that a lady named Sarah Deming filed a cast against the movie Drive starring Ryan Gosling. She claimed that the trailer is giving Fast and Furious-style thrills and it is feigning for viewers.

Drive bore very little similarity to a chase, or race action film… having very little driving in the motion picture,” read the lawsuit statement.

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Moreover, the Michigan woman asked for compensation and demanded the trailer be halted since it has misleading content. However, all these claims didn’t hold any strong ground and the case was dismissed. Even fans did not agree with the allegations put by Deming because they liked the movie.

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More than a decade ago, Drive was released with a bang and garnered extensive attention from viewers. The rating was amazing as IMDb rating the flick 7.8 stars on 10 and Rotten Tomatoes approved the movie with a 93% rate. The film thrived earning $81.4 million at the box office which was a huge success with a budget of $15 million. Fans loved the acting of Ryan Gosling who played the role of a Hollywood stunt driver.

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Shikha Arya is an experienced entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie, having contributed over 1000 articles to the platform. She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from a prestigious university and has honed her writing skills over three years. Shikha's forte lies in crafting thought-provoking pieces about the lives of pop culture icons.

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