Shawn Levy is directing a Star Wars standalone movie starring Ryan Gosling. Gosling's involvement indicates a major casting shift for the Star Wars franchise. Disney hopes Gosling's star power will increase interest and potentially revive the movie side of the franchise.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Gosling is currently in negotiations to join an upcoming Star Wars film directed by Deadpool filmmaker Shawn Levy. While details of the film are still under wraps,

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

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.

Since Disney’s sequel trilogy sputtered out with The Rise Of Skywalker, the Mouse House has been happy to announce new Star Wars movies. Making them, however, is a different story. Despite having numerous Star Wars adventures in development,

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy's Star Wars movie could have just found its star with Ryan Gosling in talks to join the project.

Ryan Gosling is in negotiations to star in an untitled "Star Wars" movie to be directed by "Deadpool & Wolverine" filmmaker Shawn Levy.

Little is known about Levy's project, but it could send the Blade Runner and Barbie star to, well, the stars. The future of Star Wars movies is always in an uncertain level of motion, but one of the most mysterious projects among the many mysterious projects Lucasfilm has cooking at the moment might have just taken a major step forward.

Based on the producer's history and the actor's career, here are some thoughts on where and how the Academy Award nominee could play a part.