A new report claims that Ryan Gosling—yes that very famous one from Barbie—is in negotiations to star in an upcoming Star Wars movie from Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy. And it sounds like his involvement has sent the project into hyperspace at Lucasfilm.

There are a lot of upcoming Star Wars movies in development, though so far, only The Mandalorian & Grogu has an official release date, arriving in theaters in May 2026. However, one of these unscheduled offerings has just taken a major step forward,

If the deal makes, this would send the project into hyperdrive after two years of development and make it the next 'Star Wars' movie to go into production.