As stated in the previous paragraph, Gosling is an extraordinary performer.
After all,Star Warshas long been a springboard for young, mostly unknown performers.
So, isn’t Ryan Gosling a strange addition to this club?
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From Kelly Marie Tran to Rachel Zegler, these women deserve better.
Still,most of the major roles went out, at least, to relative unknowns.
This isn’t to say thatStar Warsis a complete stranger to big names such as Gosling.
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And then there’s Jones and Dawson…
Still, you get the gist:one ofStar Wars’main functions is to catapult young performers to fame.
Sometimes, they develop whole careers out of this first encounter with stardom.
Sometimes, they don’t.
He ensured that the characters would be the ones to shine, and not the people behind them.
That’s why it hurts so much when these stories are predominantly male and white, by the way.
It’s easy to understand why Disney has gone with Ryan Gosling for its newestStar Warsproject.
And, you know, there’s a good chance thatStar Wars: Starfighterwill be pretty cool.
