Here's Ryan Gosling as DOCTOR STRANGE in Early Concept Art
Before Benedict Cumberbatch was cast in the role of Stephen Strange in Marvel's Doctor Strange, the studio was looking at actors such as Joaquin Phoenix, Jared Leto, and Ryan Gosling. I thought Cumberbatch was the perfect choice, but in case you're wondering it Strange would have looked like had Gosling landed the role, here's a piece of early concept art that was created by artist Court Chu for the studio. The artist posted the art on his website with the following comment:
“I worked probably not even a day on some version of Doctor Strange years ago, and back then they wanted Gosling.”
Sounds like Marvel's thoughts of casting Gosling went out the window when they saw this concept art. I enjoy Gosling and his work, but he definitely would not have been the right actor to play Strange. It's interesting and cool to see an artist's rendition of what Gosling would look like as the Sorcerer Supreme, though!
Via: /Film