Mikey Madison Passes on Star Wars Movie With Ryan Gosling, Shawn Levy

Mikey Madison gained’t journey right into a Galaxy Far Far Away for her first venture after selecting up the perfect actress Oscar.

Sources inform Selection that Madison was provided a task within the new and untitled “Star Wars” film directed by “Deadpool & Wolverine” filmmaker Shawn Levy, however conversations have since ended with the “Anora” star passing on the half.

As beforehand reported, screenwriter Jonathan Tropper (“This Is Where I Leave You,” “The Adam Project”) has been writing the screenplay for the movie, which is able to star Ryan Gosling. Levy — who will be part of the rarefied membership of administrators who’ve labored with each Canadian film stars named Ryan — has been growing the venture since late 2022 and can also be producing for his 21 Laps firm, together with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.

The film is claimed to be a standalone venture that isn’t linked with the Skywalker Saga, which concluded with 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” All different plot particulars are encased in carbonite for the foreseeable future.

The untitled movie would observe “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” the one “Star Wars” movie thus far to get a greenlight in additional than 5 years; that movie, which not too long ago accomplished principal pictures, is slated to debut on Might 22, 2026.

As for Madison, the 24-year-old actress is understood for her roles within the FX sequence “Better Things,” in addition to the movies “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood” and “Scream 5.” However Sean Baker’s “Anora” was a real gamechanger — and the primary film she didn’t need to audition for.

“I was scrolling through my Dropbox the other day and saw hundreds of auditions I’ve done — so many hours of work,” she mentioned, showing on Selection’s Awards Circuit podcast earlier than the Oscars. “But then, everything that came after was extremely difficult.”

Making the film would possibly’ve been arduous work, however Academy voters definitely thought Madison made it look simple. Now, we’ll simply proceed to attend and see what venture she picks up subsequent.