Ryan Gosling is returning with full fervor as his new movie, The Fall Guy, has already cooked up favor with the critics.

Speaking with The Wall Street Journal Gosling says that he doesn’t really take roles that put him in a dark place. He says he makes his decisions based on what is best for his family, and it sounds like playing darker roles may hurt the way he interacts with his wife and children,

Ryan Gosling has not been a part of many movie franchises, but The Fall Guy seems to perfectly pave the for him to have a franchise under his belt.

Gosling portrays a dashing Hollywood stuntman who finds himself embroiled in an all-too-real plot filled with big explosions and high-octane chases. Ryan Gosling is making quite a career out of the “well-meaning beefcake” role.