Force is strong in Gosling, new Star Wars maker says
Ryan Gosling will bring a "uniquely cool ethos" to the Star Wars franchise, according to Shawn Levy.
The actor recently joined the cast of the much-anticipated Star Wars: Starfighter and Levy, the movie's director, is confident Ryan will bring a unique vibe to the iconic film franchise.
"If you can have Ryan Gosling in anything you make, do that, because that's going to make the thing so much better and cooler," Ryan told People.
The director of The Pink Panther, Date Night and The Internship says he cannot wait to pair the Hollywood star "and his kind of uniquely cool ethos with Star Wars".
Levy confirmed Ryan had joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter during a Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo earlier in April.
"I had heard at one point that my movie was going to star Ryan Gosling and, believe me, that would be a dream come true for me. So today, I just wanted to tell you here in this room that that rumour is 100 per cent true," he told the audience at the event.
The filmmaker also teased some plots details about the upcoming movie.
"(It's) not a prequel, not a sequel, just gives us the Star Wars DNA that we love but with an adventure that's all new. A world we haven't seen on-screen."
Meanwhile, Hayden Christensen is convinced that Ryan will do a great job with his Star Wars movie.
The 44-year-old actor previously played Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the Star Wars film franchise, and Hayden has backed Ryan to excel in his new role, describing the movie star as "awesome".
"I don't think he needs any advice. He's awesome," Hayden told Entertainment Tonight of Ryan.
The actor recently had dinner with Ryan and he's already "excited" to see his Star Wars film.
Hayden, who appeared in the Star Wars' prequel trilogy films, said: "I got to have dinner with him last night, and I know he's really excited to now be in the Star Wars family, and I'm excited for his film."
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