“BUT this morning Ryan reached out to me to say there is one superhero he wants to play…GHOST RIDER.”

“Ryan and I chatted about the Nova rumors yesterday which he said aren’t true,” Horowitz wrote.

Oscars 2023: Best Production Design PredictionsĪs for Gosling joining the MCU anytime soon, “Happy Sad Confused” podcast host Horowitz tweeted that Gosling later clarified that he would want to play Ghost Rider at some point. Oscars 2023: Best Original Screenplay Predictions The 'Party Down' Reboot Ran Out of Fake Superhero Names It Could Legally Use “And I will be a ‘Gray Man’ if I do all of them.”Īnthony Mackie Reveals Top Secret Way to Read 'Captain America: New World Order' Script “This one is tough because there are nine books, I think,” Gosling added. The “Gray Man” actor is currently eying a Netflix franchise based on Mark Greaney’s nine-novel series, with writer/directors Joe and Anthony Russo hoping to build out the spy caper character franchise. It’s just, what’s the one? I was waiting for the Captain Canada call.” (There is, in fact, a Captain Canada superhero, who originates from a 1970s comic series created out of Newfoundland.) “I don’t know anything about Nova, if that’s what you’re going to ask me,” Gosling told Horowitz when asked how many comic book hero roles he’s turned down over the years. Ryan Gosling may have tapped into his “ Ken-ergy” for upcoming “ Barbie” film, but the Oscar nominee is more focused on Mattel than Marvel.ĭuring an interview with MTV News’ Josh Horowitz (below), Gosling shut down rumors of being linked to play MCU superhero Nova, also known as Richard Rider in the comics.

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