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

Its future Star Wars Cinema is always one Uncertain level of speedBut one of the most mysterious projects a lot The mysterious project Lucasfilm is cooking up at the moment might just take a big step forward.

The Hollywood Reporter reports — and io9 confirmed — that Deadpool and Wolverine Mysteries by director Sean Levy Star Wars The film is currently in talks with Ryan Gosling for a lead role. Little else is known about Levy’s project, which was First unveiled in 2022—one of only a few recently announced Star Wars Theatrical projects that have made it through the scrapping and shuffling of the past few years have so far remained largely intact.

The film — which Levy last gave an update on in 2023, saying a script was planned by the then-current Hollywood strike — has not been given a specific setting. Star Wars timeline, but The Hollywood Reporter also added that the film is indeed a standalone entity, and not connected to the overarching narrative of the main series of “Skywalker Saga” films, which fits with what we’ve heard about Lucasfilm’s recent movie slate plans. , aligning around a “new storyline” of three films Currently being planned By producer and writer Simon Kinberg.

THR also adds that Gosling should sign on to appear in the film, slated after Lucasfilm’s first release. Star Wars Drama projects from 2019, next year Mandalorian and GroguCould transfer once more. Levy previously planned to direct other projects before focusing on a galaxy far, far away, including an upcoming boy band film from Paramount that would reunite him with Deadpool and Wolverine Co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. However, talks with Gosling will go well. Star Wars The project will be Levy’s next film—and the next Star Wars Lucasfilm’s huge slate of films will actually enter production, with production likely starting this coming fall.

We bring you more about Levi’s Star Wars films, and other future Lucasfilm developments, as we learn them.

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