Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in a brand new “Star Wars” movie, this one from director Shawn Levy, based on a number of media studies, representing one of many first main developments within the function movie plans for the “Star Wars” model.
Levy’s undertaking has been in growth for years — all the best way again to 2022 — with others being added to the general slate since then. However with Gosling doubtlessly becoming a member of the galaxy far, far-off, it’s an enormous shot within the arm to the franchise and makes it doubtless this is able to be the following function movie to go.
Lucasfilm and reps for Gosling didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
For this one, Jonathan Tropper is writing the script, reuniting with Levy and his 21 Laps manufacturing banner after working collectively on “This Is The place I Go away You” and “The Adam Undertaking.” Nevertheless it’s unclear what period within the “Star Wars” timeline this movie is about, whom he could be enjoying, or every other particulars. Levy’s movie is nonetheless reportedly meant to be separate from the Skywalker Saga of tales, which might doubtlessly contain the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey.
The subsequent “Star Wars” function on the horizon, the primary since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” could be “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” the spinoff of the favored Disney+ sequence starring Pedro Pascal. Different initiatives in growth embrace one from James Mangold, one other from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a brand new trilogy from Simon Kinberg, and different initiatives from Taika Waititi and Dave Filoni all in growth.
Who is aware of when this undertaking would come to the display screen although. Disney had initially staked a flag for December 2026 for a brand new “Star Wars” movie however not too long ago bumped it and changed it with “Ice Age 6.” The subsequent untitled “Star Wars” movie at the moment on the Disney theatrical slate is for December 2027. “The Mandalorian & Grogu” will nonetheless open Might 2026.
Gosling starred final yr in “The Fall Man” and has one other formidable sci-fi on his slate for 2026, “Undertaking Hail Mary” from administrators Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, whom as soon as upon a time have been meant to direct the Han Solo prequel movie earlier than Ron Howard took over.
THR first reported the information.