Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levy’s untitled “Star Wars” movie, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
“The Adam Project” writer Jonathan Tropper wrote the screenplay.
Levy has been attached to the project since 2022 and further details about the film are being kept under wraps. Tropper and Levy previously collaborated on the 2014 family drama “This Is Where I Leave You,” as well as on the script for the Mark Raso-directed Netflix film “Kodachrome,” which Levy produced.
Levy is well aware of the number of directors who have developed “Star Wars” films in the past who have done so not get done — and he’s committed to getting his project across the finish line.
Previoushe acknowledged the odds against him, but enthusiastically declared his intention to develop a film worth making. “I’ve been talking to Kathy Kennedy for a while now, and she’s been aware of my passion for this franchise for a long time,” Levy said in December 2022. “The stars finally aligned, and she came to me and was like, ‘Let’s do something here.’ And that’s all I can say. But this is definitely in development and not yet close to preparation, so there’s a lot of work to do.”
Gosling most recently starred in Universal’s “The Fall Guy.”
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.
