Darling of the indie world, Ryan Gosling has been taking his time in becoming an A-list actor. But now it appears that his days under the radar are numbered. For soon he will be starring in what may be a tentpole remake of sci-fi flick Logan’s Run.

The Mickey Mouse Club alumni has been starring in low-budget dramas and comedies, despite being shot into stardom as the dreamy Noah in every pubescent girl’s wet dream movie, The Notebook. Rather than be dragged into the obligatory rom-com, he opted to star in downbeat drama Half Nelson, which earned him an Oscar nom. Recently he appeared in another indie hit, Blue Valentine, which got him a Golden Globes nomination. Undoubtedly, offers have been thrown at him since, and according to Deadline, he has accepted the role that Michael York once made famous. Logan’s Run is about a future society where anyone above 30 is killed off to preserve the youth and pleasure-oriented civilisation. Logan is a Sandman, a hunter for those who try to flee when it’s time to die, and attempts to infiltrate a secret society of “runners”, only to find out the real truth about the world. Warner Brothers have been trying to remake the film for almost 20 years. It’s being directed Carl Erik Rinsch, who Gosling briefly worked with on the upcoming Drive.

But before that Gosling will appear in another populist film, the comedy Crazy, Stupid Love, alongside Steve Carell and Julianne Moore.