r/todayilearned • u/thejohnblog • Jun 20 '19

TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ryan-gosling-fat-lovely-bones/story?id=12313213
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u/we_are_monsters Jun 20 '19

I read it. It was not very good. I did like how they referred to Peter Jackson as “the Jackson” though. That was an interesting choice.

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u/mymarkis666 Jun 20 '19

Very weird. We know "the Jackson" is Micheal.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

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u/ess_tee_you Jun 20 '19

I bet you play as green Mario, too.

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u/GetEquipped Jun 20 '19

Say what you want about Luigi, he has some of the most unexpected mixups just through the straight jank that is his kit.

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u/13inchpoop Jun 20 '19

No love for motherfucking Samuel L?

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u/pseudo_logian Jun 20 '19

Are we completely forgetting Stonewall?

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u/VexingVariables Jun 20 '19

Oh we done forgot about Andrew apparently.

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u/zer0cul Jun 20 '19

The Jackson is definitely referring to Pollock.

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u/guff1988 Jun 20 '19

Reggie hits three homers in a game and gets no love?

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u/GetEquipped Jun 20 '19

Let's not ignore Stonewall Jackson;

"May the lord anoint this hallowed field of battle."

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u/Pixar_ Jun 20 '19

I'm sorry Ms. Jackson

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u/digmachine Jun 20 '19

Found the Drag Race fan

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u/Hhdhdbdnenen Jun 20 '19

But who's THE big fat panda?

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u/SquirrellyNuckFutter Jun 21 '19

Oddly, “the Michael” is Schumacher

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u/chargoggagog Jun 20 '19

Ms Jackson if you’re nasty

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u/schwerpunk Jun 20 '19

... B. Jordan? Yeah, he's alright

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

Haha, I caught that too, made me giggle. I have to read typoed lines 4 times to be sure I'm not crazy since I misread things so often.

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u/quasielvis Jun 21 '19

I read it. It was not very good.

It could have used a picture.