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 may be leaving Barbie Land for a galaxy far, far away. According to recent reports, Gosling is in talks to star in an untitled Star Wars movie from Shawn Levy, who's known for helming the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine.

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.

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,

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

Shawn Levy might have found the lead for his Star Wars movie. Ryan Gosling is in negotiations to join the Star Wars universe.

We hear that it’s true — the Barbie superstar is in talks to join Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie. Levy and Jonathan Tropper have been working on their Star Wars movie for two years. There is an untitled Star Wars movie on the release calendar for December 17,

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.

Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Shawn Levy's untitled "Star Wars" movie, according to an insider with knowledge of the project

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.