{"id":36638,"date":"2023-09-08T14:32:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1886417"},"modified":"2023-09-08T23:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T21:43:57","slug":"doctor-who-superfan-ryan-gosling-cast-in-new-season","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-superfan-ryan-gosling-cast-in-new-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who superfan Ryan Gosling \u2018cast in new season\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The most ambitious crossover of all time? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 08 September 2023 at 12:32 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Ncuti Gatwa may very well be bringing a co-star from Barbie to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> as it\u2019s been reported that Ryan Gosling will feature in the series.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not known how the A-list actor would feature but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/23859890\/ryan-gosling-star-in-doctor-who\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> reports that he has been cast in what would be a \u201cmassive coup\u201d for the show.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC declined to comment when contacted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rumours of Gosling joining the cast have swirled for some time, with returning showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-secret-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies<\/a> playing them down during an appearance on The One Show last year.<\/p>\n<p>He told host Jermaine Jenas at the time: \u201cLet me tell you, Jermaine, you\u2019re a beautiful man, but if Ryan Gosling was in Doctor Who, I wouldn\u2019t be sitting here. I would be in Cardiff with my good mate Ryan, having a drink.\u201d<\/p> <p>However, Gosling has made no secret of being a huge Doctor Who fan, well and truly breaking the internet when he donned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/ryan-gosling-ncuti-gatwa-doctor-who-t-shirt-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shirt with a fan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/ryan-gosling-ncuti-gatwa-doctor-who-t-shirt-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">-made design<\/a> of Gatwa as the Doctor as news of his casting was first announced.<\/p>\n<p>Gatwa later revealed that the pair had chatted about the show on the set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/barbie-2-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbie<\/a> (as you do) after he was confirmed as the new Doctor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Could we see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGosling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RyanGosling<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a>? We just had to ask Russell T Davies \ud83d\ude05<br\/><br\/>Stream <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheOneShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheOneShow<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCiPlayer<\/a> \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1C7TTAav9P\">https:\/\/t.co\/1C7TTAav9P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3O4wFuJC7a\">pic.twitter.com\/3O4wFuJC7a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCTheOneShow\/status\/1544391213951983616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>He recalled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/ncuti-gatwa-british-vogue-cover-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Vogue<\/a> earlier this year: \u201cI remember Ryan Gosling bounding up to my trailer like, \u2018Doctor Who is the coolest show in the world, man!\u2019 And I was like, \u2018What the hell?\u2019 This show has incredible reach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gosling also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ryan-gosling-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> told The One Show<\/a>: \u201cI am such a big fan of Ncuti\u2019s, he\u2019s the coolest, and him playing Doctor Who is like the most exciting thing that\u2019s happening right now. I\u2019m here for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1860933 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Ncuti-Gatwa-promo-9dcd202.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in Doctor Who\" title=\"Ncuti Gatwa promo\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in Doctor Who<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Doctor Who is no stranger to a famous guest star or two, with the likes of Kylie Minogue, Andrew Garfield, Bill Nighy, Carey Mulligan, and James Corden among those to have featured on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports have also suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-davina-mccall-christmas-special-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davina McCall<\/a> will feature in the Christmas special, with the BBC also declining to comment.<\/p>\n<p>David Tennant and Catherine Tate are set to star in three anniversary specials this November, with Gatwa then taking over the keys to the TARDIS alongside Millie Gibson.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div 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