The Princes of Indie

Are Ben Foster and Ryan Gosling 80s-baby versions of Dean and Brando?

This blogger argues that they are:

In the 1950s it was James Dean vs. Marlon Brando: two incredible actors vying for the top spot as America’s premier actor. Nowadays, I believe, we have a similar clash of the titans between two guys who are fast becoming the new spearheads of the American acting world. Both were born in 1980, both dropped out of high-school and both got their first big break on television. This is the age of Ben Foster and Ryan Gosling.