The Place Beyond the Pines

Bradley Cooper was back to work on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines in NYC yesterday. The actor is sporting a new haircut for his role as a police-officer-turned-politician in the drama, which he's been shooting on the East Coast this month. In July, Bradley took advantage of some rare downtime from work to attend his friend producer Ryan Kavanaugh's wedding in Capri. He also made a brief pit stop in London before getting started on The Place Beyond the Pines, which is the second big-screen project he's filmed this Summer. He also shot The Words in Montreal at the start of the season. We haven't yet seen Bradley working opposite his newest costars Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, though Ryan and Eva have been spotted cuddling up together in scenes for the film in nearby Schenectady, NY. After The Place Beyond the Pines wraps, Bradley is expected to take on the role of Lucifer in the upcoming adaptation of Paradise Lost.

Bradley Cooper was all smiles upon his arrival to The Place Beyond the Pines set in upstate New York yesterday. He joins Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in the Derek Cianfrance-directed drama about a motorcycle stunt rider, played by Ryan, who finds himself toe to toe with a cop-turned-politician, Bradley. Ryan made a drastic physical transformation for his part, bleaching his hair platinum and covering his body in fake tattoos. Bradley, like Ryan, seems to have switched up his look, modeling a shorter 'do instead of his trademark tousled coiffure. The set has remained relatively quiet during production, though recently Ryan Gosling broke up a fight on a street in NYC. Ryan rushed in to help defuse a situation, wearing a muscle-baring tank top, before cops arrived on the scene.

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes worked late into last night filming The Place Beyond the Pines in Schenectady, NY. Eva and Ryan hugged it out for a similarly affectionate scene earlier this month, but he's also had plenty of solo shoots. Ryan's been zipping around the set on a motorbike, but in his next big-screen release, Drive, he gets behind the wheel of a getaway car. Drive is one of the most anticipated pictures debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, and it opens here in the US on Sept. 16.

A heavily tattooed Ryan Gosling carried his baby costar around the set of The Place Beyond the Pines in upstate New York yesterday. Ryan cozied up to Eva Mendes recently during a night shoot, but for this latest sequence, he shared a loving moment with a smaller companion. This project reunites Ryan with his close friend, Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance, and it pits the actor against the equally handsome Bradley Cooper. Ryan's look in the film is a departure from the dashing, sexy smile he flashes, twice, on the September cover of Esquire. He spoke about the many sides of his personality inside the magazine and gushed about his ongoing love with candy.

Ryan Gosling suited up this afternoon on the Glenville, NY, set of The Place Beyond the Pines. He's logging long hours on the Derek Cianfrance project, including some night shoots over the weekend with costar Eva Mendes. Ryan's focusing on his current crime drama, a story of a motorcycle-riding dad who goes to extreme measures to provide for his kid, but his movie Drive is next to arrive in the box office on Sept. 16 — the new Drive poster features a solo photo of Ryan looking hot. His last movie to hit the big screen, Crazy, Stupid, Love, was seventh at the box office over the weekend.

Ryan Gosling cozied up to his costar Eva Mendes Saturday night on the Schenectady, NY, set of The Place Beyond the Pines. Ryan's platinum blond hair was still on display, after he debuted the new hue two weeks ago. Eva and Ryan are in upstate New York working on Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance's new movie along with costars like Bradley Cooper and Greta Gerwig. Production on the film has resulted in street closures and the rerouting of public buses around the small city. They've shot at locations like a National Bank of Scotia branch and the Dairy Circus ice cream shop. Despite the inconveniences, fans have been gathering around the sites to try and catch a glimpse of the stars at work.

Ryan Gosling rode a motorcycle in Schenectady, NY, yesterday to start shooting The Place Beyond the Pines. The role required Ryan to try out a new bleached blond look for his hair. The physical transformation also included a temporary tattoo, which happened to be on Ryan's face. The part is quite a different one from the suave, single guy Ryan plays in tomorrow's Crazy, Stupid, Love. Ryan's latest project is based on the story of stunt rider who thinks about breaking the law to provide for his family, and it's the most recent effort from his friend, Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.