One month from today, Warner Bros. will releaseThe Nice Guysin theaters, featuring the all-star duo ofRussell CroweandRyan Gosling. The promotional tour for this comedy will start up soon, and it seems these actors need to work out their issues before attending junkets and red carpet premieres together. Warner Bros. has debuted a new series of webisodes where these stars take their problems to a couples counselor, and the result is quite hilarious.
The first four episodes have already debuted online through theWarner Bros. YouTubepage, although it isn’t known how many of these webisodes we’ll get until the May 20 release date. Both actors are essentially playing different versions of themselves, withGoslingtrying to push the closed-offCroweto start opening up and share his emotions with their counselor, played byThe Big Bang TheorystarMelissa Rauch. These episodes run anywhere from a minute to three minutes long, and it will be interesting to see how these therapy sessions evolve in future webisodes.
Oscar winnerRussell Croweand Oscar nomineeRyan Goslingstar in Silver Pictures' action comedyThe Nice Guysfrom directorShane Black.The Nice Guystakes place in1970s 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 aporn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
The film also stars young actressAngourie Rice,Matt Bomer,Margaret Qualley,Keith Davidand Oscar winnerKim Basinger.Shane Blackdirected the film from an original screenplay he wrote withAnthony Bagarozzi.Joel Silverproduced the film under his Silver Pictures banner.Ken Kao,Hal Sadoff,Alex WaltonandMichael J. Maloneserved as executive producers.The Nice Guysis slated for release on August 18, 2025, the film will be distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.The Nice Guyshas beenrated Rfor violence, sexuality, nudity, language and brief drug use.
The Nice Guyswill go up against Sony’s animated comedyThe Angry Birds Movieand Universal’s comedy sequelNeighbors 2: Sorority Risingin what should be a very interesting weekend at the box office. It isn’t too often that three different comedies go up against each other in the same weekend, so we’ll have to wait and see who comes out on top. Until then, check out the first four webisodes fromThe Nice Guys, and stay tuned for more as we get closer to the May 20 release date.
