Ryan Gosling hasn’t starred in a superhero film yet, but he would love to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On top of that, he already knows which role he’d love to play.
During a chat with Happy Sad Confused’s Josh Horowitz, Ryan Gosling confirmed that he would love to be in the MCU if he could play Ghost Rider. Horowitz had even questioned Kevin Feige about it back in 2022, with Gosling calling it a “magical moment.” Despite Feige noting that “I’d love to find a place for him in the MCU,” Gosling is not losing any hope.
I’m just trying to help Ryan Gosling to realize his dreams — namely playing Ghost Rider. pic.twitter.com/yHcx1DnkNQ
— Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) May 17, 2024
When asked whether something came out of that, Gosling replied, “I don’t know.” However, as thrilled some fans were to find out about Gosling’s interest in playing a superhero, his current co-star, Emily Blunt, wasn’t. The actress, who did the interview with Gosling to promote their latest movie The Fall Guy, was sure Gosling wouldn’t star in a superhero film.
“Do you remember, Josh, when you asked me about Ryan being in a superhero and I said ‘no, Ryan, he would never do it.'” She addressed Gosling, “I thought we wore it as a badge of honor that we weren’t in superhero movies.” Gosling simply replied, “No, you do.”
The MCU Would Align With Ryan Gosling’s Latest Admission
The Oscar-nominated actor has starred in many genres, including action, romance, drama, and darker films. However, Ryan Gosling has revealed he’s no longer considering darker roles at this stage of his career because he wants to make sure he is a good partner and father. Because of that, a role in the MCU would be perfect.
“I don’t really take roles that are going to put me in some kind of dark place,” Gosling told The Wall Street Journal. “This moment is what I feel like trying to read the room at home and feel like what is going to be best for all of us. The decisions I make, I make them with Eva and we make them with our family in mind first.”
He went on to explain, “I think La La Land was the first,” Gosling revealed about his career change. “It was just sort of like, ‘Oh, this will be fun for them, too, because even though they’re not coming to set, we’re practicing piano every day or we’re dancing or we’re singing.’ Their interest in Barbie and their disinterest in Ken was an inspiration. I thought, they were already making little movies about their Barbies on the iPad when it happened, so the fact that I was going off to work to make one too, we just felt like we were aligned.”
Source: Happy Sad Confused, The Wall Street Journal
