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.

This is not a drill! Ryan Gosling is slated to star in Shawn Levy's Star Wars movie and it's looking like it will be the next movie in the franchise.

Ryan Gosling may star in Shawn Levy's gestating 'Star Wars' movie which may shoot this fall if everything falls into place

Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in a new “ Star Wars ” film, this one from director Shawn Levy, according to multiple media reports, representing one of the first major developments in the feature film plans for the “Star Wars” brand.

If the deal makes, this would send the project into hyper-drive after two years of development, and make it the next Star Wars movie to go into production.