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Hollywood star Ryan Gosling's rumoured appearance in the new Doctor Who series has whipped fans into a frenzy.
And speculation is rife as to which character the A-lister will play in the show, which sees Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa step into the Time Lord role from David Tennant after Jodie Whittaker's regeneration.
Ryan Gosling's possible addition has been branded as a 'huge coup' for the show. "It would be a real honour for Ryan who is something of a Whovian," a source told the Sun. "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."
Ncuti auditioned to play Doctor Who in February last year, under the impression he had zero chance of landing the gig. "I was just like, 'There’s no way I’ll get this,'" he admitted. "'It’s a British institution and there’s no way they’ll cast a Black man.'"
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Actor Ryan, who played Ken in this year's Barbie film, first hinted he was a fan of Doctor Who back in 2015. In an interview with the Telegraph, he revealed he 'tracked' Matt Smith to cast him as the villain in his directorial debut, Lost River, after watching his performance on the show.
"One day I was watching TV. I heard Matt Smith's voice coming at me. It was Doctor Who and there was an episode where he was in a car screaming at these aliens and telling them where to go. Like a boss. Just telling all these spaceships what was what.
"As an actor I know that's pretty hard to do, because I'm pretty sure those spaceships weren't there. I thought, 'Who is this guy?'" Ryan said at the time. "There's no-one like him. He's like one of those actors from the Seventies, just themselves and nobody else. I said, 'I have to work with that guy.' So I tracked him down."
New Dr Who Ncuti Gatwa and show-runner Russell T Davies. (Scott Garfitt/REX/Shutterstock for BAFTA)Which character would Ryan play?
The team at Online Betting Guide (OLBG) have revealed the potential roles for Ryan Gosling in Doctor Who, with Auton and The Master emerging as top contenders. Many viewers will remember the terrifying Autons, which were robots that resembled plastic shop-window mannequins, animated by the Nestene Consciousness as soldiers. The Master is a renegade alien Time Lord and the childhood friend and later archenemy of The Doctor.
The latest odds for Ryan's character:
Auton: 2/1
The Master: 4/1
Davros: 5/1
Future incarnation of The Doctor: 7/1
Previous incarnation of The Doctor: 8/1
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Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series that has been aired by the BBC since 1963. The show has so far featured 13 actors who have served in the title role, starting with William Hartnell. In 2017, Jodie Whittaker made history by becoming the first woman to officially take on the role of the Doctor on television.
The series holds a prominent position in British popular culture and has left a lasting impact on audiences around the world. There has yet to be an American actor who has assumed the iconic role of The Doctor.
Doctorin' The Tardis: Timelords through the ages:
- William Hartnell (1963–1966)
- Patrick Troughton (1966–1969)
- Jon Pertwee (1970–1974)
- Tom Baker (1974–1981)
- Peter Davison (1982–1984)
- Colin Baker (1984–1986)
- Sylvester McCoy (1987–1989)
- Paul McGann (1996)
- Christopher Eccleston (2005)
- David Tennant (2005–2010 and forthcoming 2023)
- Matt Smith (2010–2013)
- Peter Capaldi (2014–2017)
- Jodie Whittaker (2018–2022)
- Ncuti Gatwa (2023)
Doctor Who will be returning to our screens on BBC One and on Disney Plus internationally in November.