Ryan Gosling Just Confirmed He's in the Next 'Star Wars' Movie In the Coolest Way Possible

The Force is with Gosling. At the beginning of Star Wars Celebration in Japan, Ryan Gosling appeared on stage with director Shawn Levy, and confirmed he is indeed and in fact the star of this long-rumored new Star Wars movie.

And to prove his long devotion to a galaxy far, far away, Gosling's mother even sent along photos of his vintage Star Wars bedsheets, showing that he has been a massive fan of the Force since he was a very young child. The news was shared live from journalists on the ground, including the official Fandango X account.

Ryan Gosling will officially star in Shawn Levy’s #StarWars movie! Gosling takes the stage to massive applause! Gosling shares a picture his mom took of his Star Wars bedsheets when he was a kid. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/3WI3XkIfPt

— Fandango (@Fandango) April 18, 2025

Shawn Levy, who recently directed Deadpool & Wolverine, has been teasing developments about his upcoming Star Wars movie for quite some time. It was also rumored that Gosling would star in the project, but now, that rumor is 100 percent confirmed.

The movie is designed as a stand-alone, set sometime after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. 

"Star Wars has framed my idea of what a movie is," Gosling said on stage, according to the Empire X account. 

Star Wars: Starfighter comes to theaters on May 28, 2027. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/dsbVb3VdBY

— Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025

Lucasfilm has confirmed the movie will be called Star Wars: Starfighter and will hit theaters on May 28, 2027, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the original Star Wars.

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