Ryan Gosling‘s new film is so sexy he thinks it should be classed as an “erotic thriller.”

The 29-year-old actor has revealed his upcoming movie Blue Valentine - in which he stars alongside Brokeback Mountain actress Michelle Williams - contains sex scenes which are as steamy as anything filmgoers have seen before.

“I’ve heard the film described as a portrait of love falling apart, but I think they should call it an ‘erotic thriller.’ That sounds way more fun. Sex is a really important character in the film.”

In the upcoming drama, the pair play a married couple who are trying to halt the breakdown of their relationship by remembering the early days of their romance. Although the movie does contain lovemaking scenes, the Canadian actor insists it is integral to the storyline and is not used gratuitously: “Sex is a bone of contention in the present and a dialogue of their love in the past.”

The movie is due for release later this year.