Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s action comedy romance The Fall Guy is making its streaming video on demand debut on Peacock next month.
A big-screen adaptation of the hit 1980s ABC series starring Lee Majors, The Fall Guy kicked off the summer movie season on May 3. When it didn’t perform as well as anticipated in theaters, The Fall Guy made a quick pivot to digital streaming via premium video on demand on May 21.
The Fall Guy stars Gosling as veteran stuntman Colt Seavers, who takes all the punches and falls for A-list action movie star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Off-camera, though, Colt is a star to his girlfriend Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt), a camera operator who is often hired by Tom’s producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham).
After a near-fatal fall on the set of one of Tom’s movies, Colt abruptly leaves the stunt business—and Jody—behind. But when Gail coaxes Colt to come back to do the stunts for Tom on Jody’s directorial debut, the former stuntman returns to his craft only to find out that Gail has different plans for him. Tom has gone missing while in the company of some shady people and Gail is confident that Colt is the only person who can save the wayward movie star.
According to When to Stream, The Fall Guy will debut on Peacock on Friday, August 30. Since The Fall Guy is a Universal Pictures release, the NBC Universal-owned streaming service has the first window to play the studio’s releases on SVOD.
You must be a Peacock subscriber, however, to watch The Fall Guy when it debuts on the streaming service. Otherwise, the film is still available for digital purchase or a 48-hour rental on PVOD.
How Was ‘The Fall Guy’ Received By Audiences And Critics?
The Fall Guy wasn’t necessarily a bomb in theaters, but it wasn’t a hit, either.
According to The Numbers, The Fall Guy made $92.9 million in North American theaters and $85.1 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $178 million against a $125 million budget before prints and advertising.
Variety, however, reported the film’s production budget was $140 million before P&A.
The Fall Guy was a hit with Rotten Tomatoes critics, though, as it got an 82% “fresh” rating based on 361 reviews. RT users, meanwhile, gave The Fall Guy an 86% “fresh” Audience Score based on more than 1,000 verified user ratings.
Directed by David Leitch and also starring Teresa Palmer, Winston Duke and Stephanie Hsu, The Fall Guy will debut on Peacock on August 30.