Ryan Gosling over the years has played numerous well-known characters over the years. Despite being a tremendous actor, the star has missed out on the opportunity to star in blockbuster franchises. But when it comes to playing a superhero, the star nearly missed out on the opportunity to star in the popular Avengers-saga.
The Barbie star was in the race for being cast as the incredible sorcerer Doctor Stephen Strange. However, he missed out on the opportunity and the role eventually went to Sherlock Holmes famed Benedict Cumberbatch.
Ryan Gosling Could Have Played A Marvel Superhero
Marvel has a huge franchise starring multiple well-known actors. Due to the plethora of characters in the Marvel-verse, there have been many new editions to the cinematic universe in recent years. The franchise boasts big names like Samuel L Jackson, Robert Downey Jr, Ben Kingsley, and Cate Blanchett to name a few. It is natural that anyone would love to become part of this billion-dollar franchise.
When the makers were first casting for the role of Doctor Strange, their first thought was to cast Benedict Cumberbatch. However, due to the many scheduling conflicts and Cumberbatch already involved with projects like Sherlock Holmes and Hamlet, he had to let go of the role despite being interested.
On the other hand, the makers were a fit and confused regarding which actor might be the best to play the iconic Marvel character. In those times Ryan Gosling along with a few other notable actors were considered for the role. However, after Joaquin Phoenix‘s near deal with Marvel, the studio went back to the Hobbit star. And that is how Ryan Gosling missed out on the opportunity to play Doctor Strange.
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Ryan Gosling Would Rather Play This Marvel Character
The Marvel-verse being as dynamic and huge as it is still presents a possibility that the La La Land actor might get to play a Marvel character. The star was also recently rumored to star as Doctor Doom in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and even in the new Fantastic Four reboot. While it would be exciting to have Gosling finally star as a Marvel character, the actor himself had earlier revealed which iconic character he would love to play in the MCU.
As per the famous podcaster Josh Horowitz, Ryan Gosling had reached out to him and revealed that he would love to play Ghost Rider. While there have been no reports of a Ghost Rider reboot, it would be fun to have Ryan Gosling star in the Marvel Universe.
The Avengers franchise is available to stream on Disney Plus.
Source: Collider
