Ryan Gosling solid as lead in new Star Wars movie Starfighter directed by Shawn Levy

Ryan Gosling is to star in a brand new Star Wars movie, which is ready to be launched in two years’ time.

The brand new Disney mission is titled Star Wars: Starfighter, and will probably be directed by Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy.

“The fact is that this script is simply so good. It has such an incredible story with nice and authentic characters,” mentioned Barbie actor Gosling at a Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo.

“It is stuffed with a lot coronary heart and journey, and there simply actually just isn’t a extra good filmmaker for this specific story than Shawn.”

Gosling’s lifelong ardour for the franchise was on show on the occasion, which confirmed his childhood Star Wars bedsheets on display.

“You’ll be able to see from the image, I suppose I used to be most likely dreaming about Star Wars earlier than I even noticed the movie,” he mentioned.

“And it is most likely framed my thought of what a film even was,” he mentioned.

Set to be launched on 7 Could 2027, the movie is a standalone story and will not observe the principle plotline of the Skywalker household and up to date sequels starring Daisy Ridley.

Not many particulars concerning the storyline have been revealed but.

In accordance with the Star Wars web site, it’s “set roughly 5 years after the occasions of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” with Gosling taking part in a brand new character.

The brand new area journey is “not a prequel, not sequel, it is a new journey. It is set in a time frame that we have not seen explored but”, added Levy.

The following Star Wars movie launch is ready to be The Mandalorian And Grogu, a sequel to The Mandalorian starring Pedro Pascal and directed by Jon Favreau.

Gosling was nominated on the Oscars for his portrayal of Ken in 2023’s Barbie blockbuster, which additionally starred Margot Robbie.

The Canadian actor, identified for roles in La La Land and The Pocket book, additionally starred as a stuntman in final 12 months’s The Fall Man.