After his scene-stealing turn as Ken in the 2023 blockbuster hit "Barbie," Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling is taking on another huge pop culture franchise: the "Star Wars" universe.

Gosling will star in the upcoming "Star Wars: Starfighter," due for release in May 2027, Lucasfilm announced Friday at the Star Wars Celebration event in Japan.

The film, to be directed by Shawn Levy ("Deadpool & Wolverine," "Stranger Things"), will be set about five years after the events of 2019's "Star Wars: Episode IX -- The Rise of Skywalker," Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of Disney, said in a statement.