Ryan Gosling has been Hollywood’s one of the most consistent and enigmatic actors, who has showcased that he is not just limited to acting, but can charm the audience with his singing and dancing abilities as well. Interestingly, Gosling has gone through a plethora of changes as he has transitioned from a serious drama actor to one of the best comedic and musical actors. However, fans should not take this lightly as he has worked in some of the most iconic and smash-hit blockbusters ever created.
Ryan Gosling is not aiming to stop anytime soon, as after portraying the role of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, it has been reported that the actor has been cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although his role has not been disclosed if reports are true, here are four characters that he could potentially play in the superhero franchise.
Ryan Gosling Potentially Joins The MCU in a Bad*ss Role
After establishing himself as one of Hollywood’s heavyweight names with the role of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ryan Gosling is looking forward to playing new roles that are going to establish him as a more versatile actor and have a bigger fan base. It has been reported by MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) on X that the Only God Forgives actor has been cast in the MCU, and the news spread like wildfire on social media.
He will play one of these characters pic.twitter.com/sBObvCFhEp
— HolyField News (@HolyfieldM5) March 13, 2024
HolyField News (@HolyfieldM5) shared the news, and a fan asked if they have any scoop on which character Gosling is going to portray in the MCU. They shared a picture featuring Silver Surfer, Nova, Ghost Rider, and Beyonder. If reports are true, then Gosling is going to add one more iconic role to his résumé, cementing himself as one of the most complete actors, who can do it all!
4) Silver Surfer
Ryan Gosling as Silver Surfer would be one of the best decisions that Marvel could take in recent years as the actor is a hot name after the success of Barbie, making him a very profitable name to be included in a film. Gosling definitely has the perfect physique for the role of Silver Surfer.
The Song to Song actor is just 43 years old, which makes him a perfect actor to continue playing the role, starting from the rebooted Fantastic Four featuring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Mass-Bachrach in the respective roles of Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing. Since Gosling has great comedic timing and has played serious roles earlier in his career, he can effortlessly portray the role of Silver Surfer.
3) Nova
Back in 2022, it was announced that Marvel was interested in featuring Richard Rider, popularly known as Nova, in the Marvel Comics. However, ever since that, there have been no updates regarding the much-anticipated project. Since reports now emerge from reliable scoopers, there is a heavy possibility that the actor might be a shortlisted name for Nova.
The character has been showcased as an enigmatic persona with sprinkles of humor. This makes Gosling the perfect name to portray the character.
2) Ghost Rider
One of the highest possibilities of a character that the Half Nelson actor would portray is that of Ghost Rider, which was previously played by Nicolas Cage. The character had gained a significant fan following, despite having a questionable sequel in 2011. The possibility of Gosling portraying the anti-hero is quite high because in 2022, the actor told Josh Horowitz during an interview, that there was one Marvel character he wanted to play, which is the spirit of vengeance himself: Ghost Rider.
1) Beyonder
Last but not least, watching the La La Land actor portraying the big bad villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is quite possible, as Jonathan Majors, who was supposed to be the big bad villain for MCU has been fired after being found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari. Since Marvel has scrapped the titles for its upcoming Avengers films, there’s a possibility of changing the main antagonist and making Beyonder the new big threat looming in the universe.
Given that the superhero franchise is looking forward to making up for its terrible run at the box office, it could be quite possible that they sign Gosling who would continue to be present in the franchise. Nevertheless, watching the actor as an antagonist would be quite uncanny, but one thing’s for sure that he’ll embody the role of Beyonder.
