The Russo Brothers Explain Why ‘The Gray Man’ Didn’t Have a Wider Theatrical Release
thewrap.com“The Gray Man,” largely publicized as Netflix’s most expensive action extravaganza yet, is debuting on the streaming service this Friday.
The tale of an operative who does the CIA’s dirty work (played by Ryan Gosling), who then becomes the target of another, more sadistic contractor (played by Chris Evans), it’s good, old-fashioned spy-versus-spy stuff.
The action sequences (there are nine) are huge and elaborately put together, which is fitting given the Russos’ history with Marvel Studios (they made two “Captain America” movies and the last two “Avengers” movies).TheWrap spoke with the Russo Brothers about the movie’s limited theatrical release, what it’s like working with Netflix, their decision to put Ryan Gosling in yet another iconic bomber jacket and, of course, their possible involvement in a Marvel Studios “Secret Wars” movie.
Oh and we try to unpack the mystery of why Steven Soderbergh, who served as the Russos mentor early in their career, keeps sending Joe Russo gifs of Mariah Carey.Was there ever an idea to push it harder for a theatrical release or to have an expanded release?
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