

Gosling, one of Platt's top casting choices, eventually signed on for the lead, as he wanted to star in an action-oriented project. Adapting the book proved to be challenging for Amini, as it had a nonlinear narrative. Producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel optioned Sallis's 2005 novel, after Siegel read a review from Publishers Weekly. Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, and Albert Brooks play supporting roles.

When her debt-ridden husband, Standard ( Oscar Isaac), is released from prison, the two men take part in what turns out to be a botched million-dollar heist that endangers the lives of everyone involved. He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan), and her young son, Benicio. The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. The screenplay, written by Hossein Amini, is based on James Sallis' 2005 novel Drive.
