To help prepare audiences for writer and director Shane Black’s action comedy, Warner Bros. Pictures has just started to release a series of The Nice Guys webisodes. The shorts revolve around the premise that stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe had such a difficult time getting along on set that they’ve been sent to couples therapy.
From Silver Pictures, The Nice Guys takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
The film also stars young actress Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David and Kim Basinger. Shane Black directs the film from an original screenplay he wrote with Anthony Bagarozzi. Joel Silver is producing with Ken Kao, Hal Sadoff, Alex Walton and Michael J. Malone serving as executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-winning director of photography Philippe Rousselot, production designer Richard Bridgland, editor Joel Negrón and costume designer Kym Barrett. The score was composed by John Ottman & David Buckley.
The Nice Guys is set to debut in theaters on May 20, 2016.
