Ryan Gosling in 'Beauty and the Beast'? Casting Rumor Excites Fans

Ryan Gosling may have been tapped by Disney to play the Beast in the upcoming live-action “Beauty and the Beast,” The Tracking Board reported, a role that would put him opposite Emma Watson who was tapped last week as Belle.

“I’m hearing that Ryan Gosling is Disney’s top choice,” a TB writer said, so at this point Gosling’s participation in the movie is still speculation.

Still, confirmation wasn’t necessary for the Internet community to get excited.

beauty&the beast is my favorite disney movie and the fact tht emma watson and rumored-ryan gosling will play the leads is 2 much 4 me td tbh

— Jess (@jessposkus) February 6, 2015

"We'll try not to get too excited until we get official confirmation, but Ryan Gosling as a Disney Prince?! SINGING?!" wrote Elle.

Ryan Gosling is possibly playing Beast to Emma Watsons Belle and I can't get over how perfect that would be 😍

— Megan Disney (@RobsonMegan) February 6, 2015

It’s not unusual for Gosling to set the Internet world atwitter. In fact, this week, he got everyone talking just because he finally posted on Twitter.

.@RyanGosling tweeted today for the first time in 664 days. Let us talk about this day to our children and our children’s children.

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) February 4, 2015

CinemaBlend cautioned that the TB report should be “taken with a grain of salt (or seven)” because the publication “doesn’t have the best track record with scoops.”

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