Matt nabs part in "The Nice Guys" 

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EXCLUSIVE: Matt Bomer has been set to star opposite Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in

‘s Shane Black wrote and is directing with Joel Silver producing at Warner Bros. I would say that Bomer plays the heavy, but he’ll be carrying little if any body fat as he comes right from Savannah after he wraps the sequel

. I can still remember when Bomer, a complete unknown, was verging on being The Guy when Brett Ratner tapped him to be Superman in the trilogy of films that got grounded. It has taken some time, but Bomer is getting his movie chance now. As his USA show

ends this fall after its six-season run, Bomer now is focused on big-screen opportunities. That effort was helped by the chops he displayed in a heartbreaking turn as Felix Turner in HBO’s

, which got Bomer an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor category. Bomer also is attached to play actor Montgomery Clift in the biopic

. He’s repped by CAA, Anonymous Content’s Tony Lipp and lawyered by Steve Warren.

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takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, and Gosling plays a detective hired by a gangster (Crowe) to find a missing girl. In the process, he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy, and that is where Bomer’s character comes in. The studio also set Margaret Qually, star of HBO’s

, to play the lead female role, the daughter of a corrupt chief justice who figures in the scandal.

Silver is producing via Silver Pictures, with Ken Kao of Waypoint Entertainment, Hal Sadoff, and Michael Malone executive producing. Waypoint has come aboard to co-finance, and BLOOM will handle international sales.

So happy for Matt, he\'s incredible, both as an actor and a person! ♥ ★☆★☆★

Long overdue! Matt is more talented and hotter than 99% of actors in the business now.

This sounds really interesting. Looking forward to it.

And do you remember when Josh Hartnett had that 100m offer to play Superman?

For what it’s worth, Margaret Qualley is the daughter of Andie MacDowell.

About time the vastly talented Matt got invited to star with the big boys!

So happy for Matt, he’s incredible, both as an actor and a person! ♥ ★☆★☆★

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