Ryan Gosling to Star in Shawn Levy’s Star Wars Movie

Here’s a Star Wars shocker.

Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levy’s untitled Star Wars movie which might be shooting as early as this fall (via THR). There are currently no plot details for the film.

Gosling is coming off the mega-success of “Barbie.” He recently led last summer’s “The Fall Guy,” and stars in this year’s “Project Hail Mary.” Some of his most notable credits include “La La Land,” “Drive,” “The Big Short,” and “Blue Valentine.”

Levy (“Deadpool & Wolverine”) will now be leaving Marvel to work with Lucasfilm, that other subsidiary of the mighty Disney empire. Lucasfilm is now hoping the filmmaker can give a much-needed energy shot in the arm of their struggling Star Wars franchise. Godspeed.

Much like James Mangold’s project, Levy’s film is a standalone instalment. It is not connected to the Skywalker cannon which stretches from Episode I-IX. Having Gosling in the mix brings the kind of star power that not every Star Wars movie has, and it surely enhances the intrigue since the actor is known to be very picky in the roles he selects.

Levy and writer Jonathan Tropper have been working on their Star Wars movie for two years now. There is currently an untitled Star Wars movie on the release calendar dated for December 2027 — this could be it. Tropper co-wrote the Levy movies “The Adam Project” and “This Is Where I Leave You” (that’s not a good thing).

Levy is the stalwart filmmaker behind “Big Fat Liar,” “Just Married,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “The Internship,” “Real Steal,” the “Pink Panther” reboot, “Free Guy” and the “Night at the Museum” trilogy. Not a single good movie out of the bunch.