The future ofStar Wars movies is always in an uncertain level of motion, but one of the most mysterious projects among themany mysterious projects Lucasfilm has cooking at the moment might have just taken a major step forward. The Hollywood Reporter reportsand io9 has confirmedthat Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levys mysteryStar Wars film is currently in negotiations with Ryan Gosling for a major starring role. Little else is known about Levys project, which was first unveiled in 2022one of just a handful of recently announced Star Wars theatrical projects that has managed to make it through the last few years of scrapping and reshuffling largely unscathed so far. The filmwhich Levy last gave an update on in 2023, saying that plans for a script had been waylaid by the then-current Hollywood strikeshas not been given any specific setting within the Star Wars timeline, but the Hollywood Reporter further added that the film is indeed a standalone entity, and unconnected to the broad narrative of the main series of Skywalker Saga films, which would fit into what weve heard about Lucasfilms most recent movie slate plans, aligning around a new saga of three films currently being planned by producer and writer Simon Kinberg. THR further adds that should Gosling sign on to appear in the film, Lucasfilms planned slate after release of the firstStar Wars theatrical project since 2019, next yearsThe Mandalorian & Grogu, could shift once more. Levy had previously planned on directing other projects before focusing on the galaxy far, far away, including an upcoming boy band film at Paramount that would reunite him with hisDeadpool & Wolverine colleagues Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. However, should talks with Gosling go well, theStar Wars project will become Levys next filmand the next Star Wars film in Lucasfilms vast slate to actually enter production, with production potentially starting this coming fall. Well bring you more on LevysStar Wars movie, and other future Lucasfilm developments, as and when we learn them. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.