Trivia / The Place Beyond the Pines

• Creator-Chosen Casting:
  • The role of Luke Glanton was created especially for Ryan Gosling.
  • Derek Cianfrance wrote the role of Avery Cross especially for Bradley Cooper. He even drove five hours to meet him in Quebec to offer him the role.
  • Cianfrance considered a number of actresses for the role of Romina Gutierrez, but he wanted to cast Eva Mendes from the beginning.
  She has such a magnetic screen presence [...] I saw the deep, thoughtful, warm, generous, unpredictable person inside Eva.
  • Cianfrance wrote the role of Peter Deluca especially for Ray Liotta.
• Dawson Casting: Emory Cohen (22) and Dane DeHaan (25) played 16 year old highschoolers.
• One-Take Wonder: According to Ryan Gosling, all of his bank robbery scenes were done in one take.
• Romance on the Set: Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes met on the film's set in 2011 and have been together since then, with two children.
• What Could Have Been: Greta Gerwig was originally cast as Jennifer, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Ginnifer Goodwin and Mary Elizabeth Winstead were also considered.

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