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Ryan Gosling has been everywhere these past few days and the headlines speak for themselves Star Wars Starfighter is officially his next big move Lucasfilm and Disney revealed on July 30 that Gosling will headline Star Wars Starfighter directed by Shawn Levy with a targeted release date of May 28 2027 The announcement dropped at Star Wars Celebration in Japan where Gosling made a surprise appearance on stage with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni The movie will break new ground in the franchise introducing all new characters and set roughly five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker According to Gosling the script is packed with heart and adventure and he emphasized it’s neither a prequel nor a sequel but a wholly new story This leap into one of Hollywood’s most iconic properties marks a major career milestone for Gosling who up until now has largely avoided franchise fare despite the runaway success of Barbie and cult hits like Blade Runner 2049

Meanwhile fan anticipation for Project Hail Mary is in overdrive after Gosling stole the show at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26 Sporting his signature laid-back charm he hyped the upcoming sci-fi adventure with author Andy Weir and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller in Hall H The Amazon MGM Studios project finds Gosling as a scruffy schoolteacher turned astronaut navigating the cosmos and forging a unique alliance with a faceless alien named Rocky Scenes shown to 6000 fans included the opening five minutes and showcased Gosling in peak everyman mode as Ryland Grace fighting to save humanity and encountering cosmic oddities The movie is generating advance buzz as one of the most ambitious sci-fi comedies in recent years and is set to hit theaters March 20 2026 Page after page of coverage from Entertainment Weekly the Associated Press and The Wrap underscores that this is no mere space jaunt but a technically complex crowd-pleaser poised for awards talk

On the business front Gosling is also re-teaming with Will Ferrell for an Amazon MGM action comedy called Tough Guys Deadline broke the story revealing both stars are in talks to produce via their respective banners The plot centers on two henchmen breaking free from the underworld—a meta riff on genre tropes that has insiders predicting another hit The project is currently out to directors and has become hotly discussed in industry circles

Beyond movie news Gosling was the subject of lighthearted social media chatter this week after Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty mused publicly about bringing him onstage for a Barbie duet during his upcoming tour echoing the Ken-ergy Gosling brought to last year’s pop culture juggernaut The Sedona Film Festival also gave a nod to his La La Land legacy announcing an outdoor screening with his name top of the bill

If all that wasn’t enough Gosling’s Hall H Comic-Con appearance and new cinematic roles have set social media abuzz with endless memes fan art and speculation It’s a classic Ryan Gosling week—stealing the spotlight across genres platforms and galaxies in equal measure

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ryan Gosling has been everywhere these past few days, and
the headlines speak for themselves. Star Wars Starfighter is officially
his next big move. Lucasfilm and Disney revealed on July
thirtieth that Gosling will headline Star Wars Starfighter, directed by
Sean Levy, with a targeted release date of May twenty eighth,

(00:21):
twenty twenty seven. The announcement dropped at Star Wars celebration
in Japan, where Gosling made a surprise appearance on stage
with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and Chief Creative Officer Dave Feloni.
Movie will break new ground in the franchise, introducing all
new characters and set roughly five years after the events

(00:42):
of the Rise of Skywalker. According to Gosling, the script
is packed with heart and adventure, and he emphasized it's
neither a prequel nor a sequel, but a wholly new story.
This leap into one of Hollywood's most iconic properties marks
a major career month milestone for Gosling, who up until
now has largely avoided franchise fare, despite the runaway success

(01:06):
of Barbie and cult hits like Blade Runner, twenty forty nine. Meanwhile,
fan anticipation for Project Hail Mary is in overdrive after
Gosling stole the show at San Diego Comic Con on
July twenty six. Sporting his signature laid back charm. He
hyped the upcoming sci fi adventure with author Andy Weir
and directors Film Lord and Chris Miller in Hall h

(01:30):
The Amazon MGM Studios project finds Gosling as a scruffy
school teacher turned astronaut, navigating the cosmos and forging a
unique alliance with a faceless alien named Rocky. Scenes shown
to six thousand fans included the opening five minutes and
showcased Gosling in peak everyman mode as Ryland Grace, fighting

(01:51):
to save humanity and encountering cosmic oddities. The movie is
generating advance buzz as one of the most ambitious sci
fi comedies in recent years, and is set to hit
theaters March twentieth, twenty twenty six. Hage after page of
coverage from Entertainment Weekly The Associated Press in the rap
underscore that this is no mere space jaunt, but a

(02:14):
technically complex crowd pleaser poised for awards. Talk on the
Business front. Gosling is also re teeming with Will Ferrell
for an Amazon MGM action comedy called Tough Guys. Deadline
broke the story, revealing both stars are in talks to
produce via their respective banners. The plot centers on two
henchmen breaking free from the underworld, a meta riff on

(02:35):
genre tropes that has insiders predicting another hit. The project
is currently out of directors and has become hotly discussed
in industry circles beyond movie news. Gosling was the subject
of lighthearted social media chatter this week after Rob Thomas
of Matchbox twenty mused publicly about bringing him on stage
for a Barbie duet during his upcoming tour, echoing the

(02:56):
ken energy Gosling brought to me last year's pop culture juggann.
The Sedona Film Festival also gave a nod to his
La La Land legacy, announcing an outdoor screening with his
name top of the bill. If all that wasn't enough,
Gosling's whole age comic con appearance and new cinematic roles
have set social media abuzz with endless means, fan art

(03:16):
and speculation. It's a classic Ryan Gosling week, stealing the
spotlight across genres, platforms, galaxies in equal measure. And that
is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe
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