Ryan Gosling tells Ncuti Gatwa he is Doctor Who’s ‘largest fan’
Gatwa, who’s the brand new Doctor on the BBC1 sci-fi exhibits, starred alongside the Hollywood actor within the blockbuster movie and stated Gosling, who performs Ken, couldn’t wait to fulfill him.
“I bear in mind Ryan Gosling bounding as much as my trailer like, ‘Doctor Who is the good present on this planet, man!” Gatwa told British Vogue.
“And I was like, ‘What the hell?’ This show has incredible reach.”
Gosling was previously snapped on the Barbie set wearing a T-shirt that featured Ncuti as the Time Lord.
Ncuti Gatwa as Millie Gibson because the Doctor and Ruby Sunday within the new Doctor Who
/ BBCIn response, Doctor Who’s showrunner Russell T Davies, joked on Instagram that he can be suing the actor for sporting “illegal merch”.
Gosling additionally beforehand praised Gatwa for taking up the position that has been famously performed by the likes of Jodie Whitaker and David Tennant.
He gushed to The One Show: “I am such a big fan of Ncuti’s, he’s the coolest and him playing Doctor Who is like, the most exciting thing that’s happening right now.”
The news has sparked reports that Gosling, 43, who starred alongside Margot Robbie’s Barbie in the Box Office smash, has been approached for a guest appearance in the series, which returns later this year.
Ncuti Gatwa attends the Barbie European Premiere in Leicester Square on July 12
/ Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesAn insider told The Sun: “This would be a huge coup for the show, but also a real honour for Ryan who is something of a Whovian.
“It’s not clear yet what role he’d have, but the writers would tailor a character for him to play, if he could find the time in his packed schedule.”
Evening Standard has contacted representatives for the BBC and Ryan Gosling for remark.