Ryan Gosling Will Not Appear In ‘Logan’s Run’

Variety’s Justin Kroll today announced the following unfortunate news via twitter:

Last we heard of the film (which is a remake of a 1976 novel adaptation), Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn was set to helm the project. I’m sure I wouldn’t be alone in saying that another collaboration between Refn and Gosling would have been simply wonderful.

I’m starting to wonder if the film ever will happen. For as long as I can remember the remake has been “in development” (Wikipedia says since 1990). There have been a number of big directors attached to the film over the years, such as Joel Silver and Bryan Singer before current helmer Refn.

I was a huge fan of the original film, and was quite excited for the prospect of a modern remake when I first heard about it (I believe I was around 12). Excitement has obviously wavered over the years, though it would of course be nice to see something come out of the project.