The Gray Man, Ryan Gosling’s latest movie, was released on July 15th, and since then he has been in high demand in the film business, and the Barbie star is still buzzing with the news that Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the Doctor in the hit BBC television series Doctor Who.
Doctor Who’s fourteenth doctor, Gatwa, a Scottish-Rwandan actor, has been cast as a series protagonist and will take on the famous role. Jodie Whittaker will be replaced by the actor. As a series protagonist, Gatwa will become just the second person of colour to play the part, following Jo Martin, who portrayed the character from season 12 onward.
In Greta Gerwig’s next Barbie film, he will portray a different version of Gosling’s Ken, and this casting revelation hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm. Gosling expressed his delight at the prospect of witnessing Gatwa play the renowned Doctor, according to IndieWire. Ncuti is “the coolest,” he says. “The most fascinating thing going on right now is him portraying Doctor Who. “I’m all in,” he says. His new position as the Doctor was welcomed by both Gosling and Gatwa, who have both been photographed sporting the actor’s new T-shirt. It was only in May that the actor’s new job was made public, but he’d known about it since February. How I feel can’t be expressed in any other way. Honoured, overjoyed, and a little bit terrified all at the same time.
Each and every one of my predecessors has handled this particular duty and honour with the utmost care, and I’m grateful for their efforts. I’ll try my best to follow suit.” Showtime’s Sex Education has made Gatwa famous as Eric Effiong, and the actor has said that he is aware of the gravity of his new role.
Next year, once Whittaker wraps off her three special episodes, he’ll begin his voyage as the Time Lord. Peter Capaldi and Christopher Eccleston are two more actors who have taken up the role. Russell Davies, the show’s executive producer, has previously stated that Gatwa was the last audition for the role of the new Time Lord. “It was our final one,” he adds. Then he walked in and snatched it. We believed we had someone.” I’m in a state of ecstasy. The future seems bright.” So Gosling’s enthusiasm is based on solid facts.
The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling, will be accessible on Netflix starting on July 22.