And you thought that Only God Forgives was a little strange?

Ryan Gosling makes his directorial debut with the fantasy thriller Lost River (previously titled How to Catch a Monster), in which his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks plays a woman named Billy who finds herself in the city's underbelly while her son (Iain De Caestecker) discovers a lost underwater town. The teaser trailer (above) features Doctor Who star Matt Smith (whose character is aptly named Bully) tormenting De Caestecker as he demands him (and the audience?) to "Look at my muscles!"

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to poor reviews, although I hardly think that it will stop Gosling fans from flocking to see it anyway.

Lost River also stars Eva Mendes, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Barbara Steele.