Award-winning actor Ryan Gosling is opening up about the inspiration behind a key character in one of his upcoming films.
During a Q&A segment following the SXSW premiere of Gosling's new movie, The Fall Guy, the Barbie star revealed that his canine costar and sidekick is actually an homage to his wife Eva Mendes' late dog, Hugo.
“Eva used to have a dog named Hugo who was a Belgian Malinois who was an attack dog," Gosling said, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. "He only spoke French. He’s passed now, so this is my homage to him."
In the film, Gosling's character brings dog Jean Claude with him on an action-packed adventure as they search for a missing movie star (played by Aaron-Taylor Johnson). In the movie, the dog only responds to French commands.
