Ryan Gosling stars in a movie about Thai boxing

The 'Drive' actor reunites with director Nicolas Winding Refn in the crime drama 'Only God Forgives' which has just finished filming in Bangkok.

Following the success of Drive last year, Canadian actor Ryan Gosling continues to collaborate with director Nicolas Winding Refn in a new film Only God Forgives. The film tells the story of a young American man who travels to Bangkok and joins the underworld to investigate the mysterious death of his brother.

Ryan Gosling plays a Muay Thai fighter in new movie.

To play the role of boxer Julian in this film, the 31-year-old actor had to train for boxing for months. "My role has a lot of bloody scenes. The script of the film is the strangest story I have ever read, and director Nicolas did a really good job," Ryan said.

Ryan stayed in the Land of the Golden Temples for more than 3 months to complete filming of Only God Forgives. The handsome actor has a lot of affection for the capital city of Bangkok. When appearing on the red carpet of the Hua Hin International Film Festival in February, he confided: "It's great to be here. The last time I came to Bangkok, I wanted to film a movie here and it came true."

Similar to Drive, Only God Forgives is an independent and low-budget film ($4.8 million). The famous actress Kristin Scott Thomas (English Patient) plays Ryan's mother in the film. The film is currently in post-production and is expected to be released later this year.

2011 was a successful year for Ryan Gosling when he had three notable films: Drive, The Ides of March and Crazy Stupid Love. However, at the Oscars, the 31-year-old actorunnamednominated for Best Actor. When interviewed by the press, he simply replied: "I'm not disappointed."

This year, Ryan also participated in three other film projects: The Place Beyond The Pines, The Gangster Squad and Lawless. The actor is dating Eva Mendes - a Cuban beauty who is 7 years older than him.

According to VnExpress.net - VP