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.

Ryan Gosling is in talks to join Shawn Levy's Star Wars films, and it continues a recent trend for the franchise that has become necessary.

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

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,

There is a lot of pressure on Levy to deliver something special after several misfires in the Star Wars universe recently, with the most recent trilogy not connecting with everyone. While lots of information is still under wraps about the movie, a positive detail is emerging.

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,

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.

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.