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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is something Ryan Gosling would love to be a part of, even though he has not starred in any superhero flicks yet. Not only that, but he already knows the character he would most like to play.
The 43-year-old star ofBarbieandThe Fall Guyrecently expressed his staunch interest in playing Johnny Blaze in a futureGhost Riderproject, a role played by Nicolas Cage in MCU flicks.Having said that, during a chat withHappy Sad Confused’s Josh Horowitz, Gosling dropped the bombshell that he would be more than willing to don the fiery chains of the iconic anti-hero.
But during the interview, Emily Blunt was so appalled and disappointed by her co-star’s abrupt change of heart regarding doing a superhero flick. But note that, as of right now, there is still no concrete word on Marvel Studios’ intentions to resurrect the Spirit of Vengeance in theaters.
Ryan Gosling’s Response to Kevin Feige’s Ghost Rider Casting Buzz
Can you pictureRyan Goslingriding the legendary Ghost Rider’s flaming motorcycle in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The actor voicedhis eagerness to takeon Johnny Blaze’s role, which was previously played by Nicolas Cage inGhost RiderandGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
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Gosling expressed this burning desire during a recent revelatory discussion with Josh Horowitz of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast—a“magical moment” that had previously piqued the interest of Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
The actor responded as follows when Horowitz questioned him about receiving Feige’s approval:
I told Josh I would like to play Ghost Rider. He found Kevin Feige, corners him, does an interview with him. When he says, ‘I would like this,’ all the lights go off’.
Gosling answered in a guarded manner, “I do not know”,when asked if there had been any significant progress made in that area.Meanwhile, sitting right next to Gosling, Emily Blunt, 41, could hardly contain her shock and disappointmentat herThe Fall Guyco-star’s sudden change of heart.
Calling him a “turncoat”, she couldn’t believe that he would be willing to star in a superhero film after they both previously shared a mutual disdain for the genre.She asked Gosling:
Do you remember, Josh, when you asked me about Ryan being in a superhero and I said ‘no, Ryan, he would never do it. I thought we wore it as a badge of honor that we weren’t in superhero movies.
Gosling wasreportedly consideredfor a number of superhero films in the past, includingDoctor StrangeandSuicide Squad.
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During Gosling’s 2022Happy Sad Confusedpodcast interview with Horowitz, they talked about the speculation that he was a contender to play Nova in the MCU. At the time, although theBarbiestar refuted the rumors about Nova, he acknowledged his desire to portray Ghost Rider in the MCU.
Emily Blunt’s Perspective: Why She Passed on Playing Black Widow?
Scarlett Johansson’s portrayal of Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, an assassin spy turned heroic Avengers, is by now intimately associated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following her debut inIron Man 2,she made several cameos in team-up projects throughout the franchise until her posthumous solo film,Black Widow.
While rumors initially circulated aboutEmily Blunt’s rejection of the role, many knew for a long time that she was close to accepting it, which fueled widespread conjecture.Previously, on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, theOppenheimeractress said, “Come on, the best girl got it”, referring to Johansson’s work, which she described as “amazing”.
In a 2019 interview withThe Howard Stern Show, Blunt shared her reasoning for turning down the Marvel role, saying:
It was a bit of a heartbreaker for me because I take such pride in the decisions that I make, and they mean so much to me, the films that I do, so that was tough. They [Fox] kind of have a bit of a hold over you. There were other movies that I would want to do.
In the ensuing years, Johansson would reprise her superhero role in films that includedCaptain Marvel,Avengers: Endgame,The Avengers, andAvengers: Infinity War.
As for Ryan Gosling, he’s ready to embrace the challenge of portraying Ghost Rider and bringing the character to life on the big screen.
Ghost Rideris streaming on FuboTV.
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