Above is Ryan Gosling as we know him - in all his fairness. Below, is Ryan Gosling right about now. In short, hair is so, SO, important. Sure you'd walk past this fellah on the street with nary a side eye to be had. 

So far, Twitter has compared him to Lionel Richie, Screech off Saved By The Bell, and one of the many clones off Jersey Shore. We reckon there's a hum of the McEnroe's off him... 

In short...

On the upside, it's obviously just for a movie role *phews*; he's currently shooting The Big Short in New Orelans

Via Buzzfeed