Ryan Gosling shed light on why the anticipated sequel of The Nice Guys never materialized as he revealed that the unexpected success of the animated movie Angry Birds played a significant role in derailing their plans.

While conversing with ComicBook.com, the Barbie actor shared, “So much of a sequel, I think, is decided by the opening weekend of a movie, and we opened up against Angry Birds.”

Gosling further explained that the Angry Birds movie which premiered in 2019, “So Angry Birds just, just destroyed us. Angry Birds got a sequel.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Notebook actor's claims were right, as the Shane Black-directed film had a competition in its opening week. 

The movie is also in line with the release of Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.

Further, Captain America: Civil War also premiered at the third weekend in theatres, so it was a tough battle.

The Warner Bros. film ultimately failed to outperform Angry Birds, which debuted at an estimated $11.3 million, while the animated picture brought in $39 million domestically.

The Nice Guys earned an estimated $62 million on a $50 million budget.