“Barbie” star Ryan Gosling is all set to lead a new "Star Wars" movie for Disney-owned Lucasfilm.
The project will be helmed by Shawn Levy, director of 2024 blockbuster Marvel movie "Deadpool & Wolverine". Reports suggest that Levy has been developing the project since 2022.
Sources said it would be a stand-alone movie and the plot would not be connected to the Skywalker Saga, which concluded with 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”.
Levy’s “The Adam Project” collaborator Jonathan Tropper is writing the screenplay. Levy will produce the film via his production company 21 Laps alongside Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
Post "The Rise of Skywalker", the Star Wars universe saw the release of its first series "The Mandalorian", followed by shows like "The Book of Boba Fett", "Obi-Wan Kenobi", "Andor" and "Ahsoka".
Levy's film will follow "The Mandalorian & Grogu", the first "Star Wars" movie to receive a greenlight in over five years. Having recently completed principal photography, the Jon Favreau-directed movie is set to premiere in the US on May 22, 2026.
Lucasfilms' film slate also includes movies from filmmakers Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold and Dave Filoni.
Gosling, who most recently starred in Universal’s "Fall Guy", is currently working on “Project Hail Mary” from directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film is based on the bestseller novel by author Andy Weir.
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