Ryan Gosling deployed his Kenergy for all to see in that of Greta Gerwig barbiefaced Harrison Ford in Denis Villeneuve’s film Blade Runner 2049and knocked our socks off in everything from The nice guys has The The Earth to last year’s spectacular waterfall The fall guy (And that Piece of “Papyrus” from SNL.) The man, it would be fair to say, possesses considerable star power. But what would you say Star Wars power? Well, in a totally unexpected turn of events, THR reports that the three-time Oscar nominee is in talks to direct Deadpool and Wolverine the next Star Wars film from director Shawn Levy. Yes, you read that right!
By THRExclusively, the Canadian national treasure is currently in negotiations to cap Shawn Levy’s top-secret jaunt to a galaxy far, far away – and should he agree to star in the film, then the as-yet-untitled project would be set to the front of the production queue at Disney and Lucasfilm. In fact, according to THRAccording to sources, if Levy lands her man, cameras could be rolling as early as this Christmas, putting this right behind the already-packaged film. The Mandalorian and Grogu in the pipeline of Kathleen Kennedy and co. Now, we have no idea at this point who Gosling might be playing here, just like we have no idea when the movie will take place or even what its plot entails, but we do know that the movie Levy The Adam Project Collaborator Jonathan Tropper – who brought more than a touch of Lucas’ space opera to the duo’s latest film – has been working on a script for over a year now.
While rumors spread more than a decade ago that Gosling was potentially being groomed for a role in JJ Abrams’ first Disney Star Wars film, in addition to dabbling in sci-fi with Blade Runner 2049 and take a short trip into space to First man (and, of course, the upcoming Lord & Miller partnership Hail Mary Project), THE To drive The actor has largely kept his feet on dry land and avoided franchise fare thus far. But with Levy at the helm, Tropper at the screenplay and Ryan Gosling’s performance at the 2024 Oscars proving that there’s simply nothing the man can’t do, if this project actually comes to fruition with this trio at the helm , just say the Force. And the Kenergy will be very strong with this one. LFG!
