Julio Torres is crediting Ryan Gosling for being a “world-builder” of a comedic actor.
The “Problemista” writer/director/star told Entertainment Weekly that Gosling had more than a few sketch ideas when he returned to host “SNL.” Torres previously worked as a “Saturday Night Live” writer, and also returned with a skit per Gosling’s request to follow-up their viral “Papyrus” sequence parodying the font used in James Cameron’s “Avatar.” And much like the “Avatar” franchise itself, Gosling had a vision for making multiple installments of the “Papyrus” sketch.
“With no Ryan Gosling, there’s no ‘Papyrus 1,’ and there’s no ‘Papyrus 2,’” Torres said. “The first one was this sort of throwaway joke I made that he really latched on to. He was like, ‘Oh, I think maybe there’s an idea there,’ and I was like, ‘I really don’t think so.’ I didn’t tell him that,...
The “Problemista” writer/director/star told Entertainment Weekly that Gosling had more than a few sketch ideas when he returned to host “SNL.” Torres previously worked as a “Saturday Night Live” writer, and also returned with a skit per Gosling’s request to follow-up their viral “Papyrus” sequence parodying the font used in James Cameron’s “Avatar.” And much like the “Avatar” franchise itself, Gosling had a vision for making multiple installments of the “Papyrus” sketch.
“With no Ryan Gosling, there’s no ‘Papyrus 1,’ and there’s no ‘Papyrus 2,’” Torres said. “The first one was this sort of throwaway joke I made that he really latched on to. He was like, ‘Oh, I think maybe there’s an idea there,’ and I was like, ‘I really don’t think so.’ I didn’t tell him that,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
There is a lot of hype surrounding this month’s The Fall Guy, and considering it’s a tribute to the world of cinematic stunt work, it’s no surprise that Tuesday’s Los Angeles premiere pulled through, with stuntmen jumping through glass and leaping off balconies to dazzle the crowd before the movie even started. But Ryan Gosling had his own moment, reprising his runaway rendition of Beavis (to Mikey Day’s Butt-Head), bringing the metalhead slackers to one place you’d never expect to see them.
Appearing at The Fall Guy’s premiere, Gosling and Day stepped out as the characters, dressed from enormous head to toe just as they were on Saturday Night Live last month – although it is still a little bothersome that their Beavis and Butt-Head are in shirts that say “Death Rock” and “Skull”, since Beavis would always rock a Metallica shirt and...
Appearing at The Fall Guy’s premiere, Gosling and Day stepped out as the characters, dressed from enormous head to toe just as they were on Saturday Night Live last month – although it is still a little bothersome that their Beavis and Butt-Head are in shirts that say “Death Rock” and “Skull”, since Beavis would always rock a Metallica shirt and...
- 5/1/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
We may not know if there will be a Barbie 2, but Ryan Gosling is all in for a sequel to “Papyrus.” What’s “Papyrus” you ask? Only one of the greatest runaway skits on Saturday Night Live of the past decade. For those unfamiliar, the instant fan favorite saw an increasingly obsessed Gosling going absolutely insane over Avatar using the Papyrus font for its title card. And now, in his third SNL hosting gig, Gosling has revisited it, bringing us the gift of “Papyrus 2”…and now we totally need a feature length adaptation.
“Papyrus 2” catches up with Gosling’s character, Steve, years after the events of the first one as he still tries to cope with the fact that Avatar used such a by-the-books font, only to be consumed yet again by it. But when he sees that The Way of Water has updated the font, he sees hope in...
“Papyrus 2” catches up with Gosling’s character, Steve, years after the events of the first one as he still tries to cope with the fact that Avatar used such a by-the-books font, only to be consumed yet again by it. But when he sees that The Way of Water has updated the font, he sees hope in...
- 4/14/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
In 2017, Ryan Gosling starred in "Papyrus," a "Saturday Night Live" sketch about Steven, a man fixated on the issue of our time: "Avatar," one of the most expensive and successful movies ever made, used the basic Papyrus font for its logo. Surely the graphic design team had resources to experiment more? To get to the bottom of this conspiracy, Gosling's character takes to stalking one of them.
The joke at the heart of "Papyrus" is how it's made in the style of a prestige drama, from the heavy violin score to the dramatic car crash. Gosling, a true movie star with a talent for committing to the bit (watch him perform "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" live at the Oscars), acts with deepest sincerity in "Papyrus."
The sketch caught on so much that even "Avatar" director James Cameron eventually commented on the use of Papyrus (his response: "I like the font"). Well,...
The joke at the heart of "Papyrus" is how it's made in the style of a prestige drama, from the heavy violin score to the dramatic car crash. Gosling, a true movie star with a talent for committing to the bit (watch him perform "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" live at the Oscars), acts with deepest sincerity in "Papyrus."
The sketch caught on so much that even "Avatar" director James Cameron eventually commented on the use of Papyrus (his response: "I like the font"). Well,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Ryan Gosling’s return as Saturday Night Live host allowed for the actor to appear in some sequel sketches, including reuniting with Kate McKinnon in an alien abductee support group and, perhaps more notably, reprising his role as a man haunted by the Avatar font.
The first “Papyrus” originally aired in 2017 when Gosling hosted the Season 43 premiere. In the sketch, Gosling starred as someone who was overly tormented by the fact that Avatar — a billion dollar box office movie with a seemingly unlimited budget and a franchise then on the...
The first “Papyrus” originally aired in 2017 when Gosling hosted the Season 43 premiere. In the sketch, Gosling starred as someone who was overly tormented by the fact that Avatar — a billion dollar box office movie with a seemingly unlimited budget and a franchise then on the...
- 4/14/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
It has been hailed as one of the most memorable Saturday Night Live videos of the past decade. During his second turn as host in 2017, Ryan Gosling headlined a video titled Papyrus in which he plays a man obsessed by the fact that James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar used Papyrus, a common letter style, for its logo. The skit has raked in 12M views on YouTube alone.
In his return for his third hosting stint this week, Gosling revisited the SNL classic with Papyrus 2, which was released online after the episode’s airing on NBC.
In the latest, Gosling is triggered when, while watching Avatar: The Way Of Water during dental surgery, he notices the title of Cameron’s sequel and initially believes it doesn’t use the font. But he later realizes that the style still is Papyrus because the designer “just put it in bold.” That sets the...
In his return for his third hosting stint this week, Gosling revisited the SNL classic with Papyrus 2, which was released online after the episode’s airing on NBC.
In the latest, Gosling is triggered when, while watching Avatar: The Way Of Water during dental surgery, he notices the title of Cameron’s sequel and initially believes it doesn’t use the font. But he later realizes that the style still is Papyrus because the designer “just put it in bold.” That sets the...
- 4/14/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After last year’s Barbenheimer phenomenon, Barbie’s Ryan Gosling and Oppenheimer’s Emily Blunt now find themselves starring together in the action/comedy The Fall Guy. But in the monologue of this week’s Saturday Night Live, both actors expressed reservations about moving on from such iconic roles with a spoof performance of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.”
The elaborate sketch featured choreographed dancers and costumes and scenery referencing both films. “You know, when you play a character that hard, that long, just letting go feels like a breakup and for processing a breakup, there’s really only one thing that can help: The music of the great Taylor Swift,” remarked Gosling, who served as this week’s SNL host.
“I was just Ken, and now, I’m just Ryan,” Gosling proceeded to sing. In her own verse, Blunt lamented, “I usеd to be the alcoholic wife of...
The elaborate sketch featured choreographed dancers and costumes and scenery referencing both films. “You know, when you play a character that hard, that long, just letting go feels like a breakup and for processing a breakup, there’s really only one thing that can help: The music of the great Taylor Swift,” remarked Gosling, who served as this week’s SNL host.
“I was just Ken, and now, I’m just Ryan,” Gosling proceeded to sing. In her own verse, Blunt lamented, “I usеd to be the alcoholic wife of...
- 4/14/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt reignited the Barbenheimer battle during Gosling’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue with an epic rendition of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” complete with real-life Barbies and dancing Oppenheimers.
Update: Taylor Swift has enthusiastically approved “All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version).” “Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything,” the singer-songwriter posted on X.
All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version) !!! Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything...
Update: Taylor Swift has enthusiastically approved “All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version).” “Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything,” the singer-songwriter posted on X.
All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version) !!! Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything...
- 4/14/2024
- by Jack Dunn and Meredith Woerner
- Variety Film + TV
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. A24 will release “Problemista” in theaters March 1, 2024.
Julio Torres brings his unique sense of humor, wildly inventive visual style, and ability to craft a biting satire together in his directorial debut, “Problemista.” The result feels like and navigating an indecipherable system. It also presents a dream-like world where people literally disappear when their visas expire, where arguments evolve into imaginary talks with community theater-like costumes, and where FileMaker Pro is the single greatest evil ever devised by humankind.
Torres has made a career out of crafting idiosyncratic, otherworldly comedy that nevertheless captures cultural moments, like his “Papyrus” or “Wells for Boys” sketches on SNL, or how “Los Espookys,” which mixed magical realism, some of the most bizarre imagery on TV, and fantastically sharp commentary.
Here, he leaves behind the horror, but still masterfully blends his sensibilities with...
Julio Torres brings his unique sense of humor, wildly inventive visual style, and ability to craft a biting satire together in his directorial debut, “Problemista.” The result feels like and navigating an indecipherable system. It also presents a dream-like world where people literally disappear when their visas expire, where arguments evolve into imaginary talks with community theater-like costumes, and where FileMaker Pro is the single greatest evil ever devised by humankind.
Torres has made a career out of crafting idiosyncratic, otherworldly comedy that nevertheless captures cultural moments, like his “Papyrus” or “Wells for Boys” sketches on SNL, or how “Los Espookys,” which mixed magical realism, some of the most bizarre imagery on TV, and fantastically sharp commentary.
Here, he leaves behind the horror, but still masterfully blends his sensibilities with...
- 3/14/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Indiewire
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