If it is staged I agree with you that it Eva is an odd choice, but if it isn't staged, I think from the body language he seems very uninterested and Eva seems more so. Judging from how he used to be when he was with Rachel..

But why would any publicist worth their salt match Ryan, an aspiring a-list, serious, dramatic actor who's aiming for an Oscar up with Eva. Eva, basically a hoochie for hire, whose sole responsibility in most films she appears in is to appear hot (and at 37, this kind of career is approaching its use by date).
And Ryan has a thing for older women so... LOL




Ryan Gosling rehearses a scene for his upcoming movie, Gangster Squad, on Tuesday (November 29) in Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old actor is back in the States after spending time with his The Place Beyond the Pines co-star, Eva Mendes, in France.
Over the weekend, the duo visited Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where “they were holding hands and there was a lot of tenderness between them,” an observer told People.
The night before, Ryan and Eva, 37, enjoyed a dinner date with Argentine food and red wine.
Ryan Gosling suits up on the set of his new film, Gangster Squad, on Tuesday (November 29) in Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old actor was spotted rehearsing the same scene earlier in the day.


I was talking someone I know who's a member if the Academy (one of my spies!) and has been going to all the screenings in LA. The Drive one was a few days ago and apparently people were commenting on how miscast Drive was apart from Ryan. People had passed comment on the fact they hadn't seen someone hold the screen like that since Brando.