Ryan Gosling In Talks To Star In Shawn Levy’s 'Star Wars' Movie
There isn’t only one Ken, but this one’s probably going to space
At first there was Ben Ken, and Shawn Levy had Ryan Reynolds. Now we very well may see Beach Ken, Ryan Gosling, hop to the galaxy far far away in Levy’s Star Wars movie written by Jonathan Tropper.
Details are well-wrapped, aside from it being standalone and not part of the Skywalker Saga. Lucasfilm had no comment of course. Levy is producing through his company 21 Laps. According to sources, the potential Gosling casting is a late-in-the-game move for Levy’s movie schedule. The Deadpool & Wolverine and Big Fat Liar director was eyeing to direct a boy band movie for Paramount, which would have reunited him with Deadpool and Wolverine themselves, Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. But Gosling’s interest and involvement in the Star Wars film suddenly increased priority for it. If a deal is made it would not only be Levy’s next movie but be that next Star Wars movie to go into production, with a potential fall shoot. Only The Mandalorian & Grogu has managed to get off the ground for its May 22, 2026 release date. The troubles have led to Disney giving its December 2026 date away to Ice Age 6.
While Star Wars is said to not typically go after A-listers, with Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson as exceptions (noted and not), at the very least they’ve cast actors from British cult hits twice (Ewan McGregor from Trainspotting and John Boyega from Attack the Block). N ow they could be casting their second Canadian former child actor with credits on the original Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a background Gosling shares with Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen. He will next star in the recently-wrapped Project Hail Mary as an amnesiac astronaut on a spacecraft. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, it releases March 26, 2026.
It was also reported Wednesday that the Oscars are looking to not afford this year’s Best Original Song nominees the same platform they afforded previous years’, like Gosling’s acclaimed “I’m Just Ken” last year, foregoing such performances. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety