The Force Awakens: Ryan Gosling Teams Up with Shawn Levy for Star Wars Movie

22nd Jan 2025
The Force Awakens: Ryan Gosling Teams Up with Shawn Levy for Star Wars Movie

It has emerged that Ryan Gosling is about to join the Star Wars universe in a movie that is being directed by Shawn Levy. 

Ryan Gosling Is About to Take on a Galaxy Far, Far Away

The Hollywood A-Lister is, according to the Hollywood Reporter, going to join a project that has been in the works since 2022 and is helmed by Levy, who has worked on Deadpool & Wolverine in recent years. Jonathan Tropper who has worked with the director on This Is Where I Leave You and The Adam Project, is writing the screenplay.

There isn’t much known about the project, other than that it is a film rather than a television series like The Mandalorian or the recent Skeleton Crew. It is thought to be a standalone story similar to Rogue One, rather than being a continuation of the main story that has evolved through the decades of Star Wars films. That is to say that this won’t be within the “Skywalker Saga”.

Disney are said to be planning to release a new Star Wars movie in 2027, and this could well be the title in mind. The studio has worked largely on television shows since The Rise of Skywalker, but is returning to cinema projects. Superstar Pedro Pascal will reprise his Mandalorian role as we see a feature length movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu, in May 2026. This is going to be directed by Jon Favreau of Marvel fame, someone who has already been heavily involved in the franchise. 

There are other projects bubbling under the surface including one about Daisy Ridley’s character Rey to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chino. There is also thought to be a prequel, Dawn of the Jedi, set 25,000 years in the past, with director James Mangold directing the origin story. 

Star Wars fans may have had mixed thoughts on the recent movies, but the television shows have proven to be a success and Disney is showing no signs of slowing its investment in one of the world’s best-known franchises. 

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