Ryan Gosling turned down the role he was offered in Blue Valentine.
Blue Valentine (film) . Derek Cianfrance , Cami Delavigne , and Joey Curtis wrote the film , and Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling played the lead roles as well as serving as co-executive producers for the film . Ryan Gosling . After a three-year acting hiatus , Gosling starred in the marital drama Blue Valentine ( 2010 ) , earning him a second Golden Globe nomination .