Ryan Gosling to play a stuntman for Deadpool 2 director David Leitch

Ryan Gosling will star in a new thriller chronicling the life of a stuntman. 

Gosling, who is booked to play The Wolf Man in a new take on the horror classic, is also set to team up with David Leitch for this new thriller. 

Leitch, who has also directed Atomic Blonde and Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw, spent the first chunk of his career as a stunt co-ordinator, with credits included The Bourne Ultimatum, 300 and Tron: Legacy. 

Gosling has actually played a stuntman twice in his career before, first in cult thriller Drive, then again in dark drama The Place Beyond The Pines. 

The pair will work with a script from Iron Man 3 and Hotel Artemis writer Drew Pearce, who also helped pen Hobbs and Shaw.