Ryan Reynolds Wants In On Star Wars — The Clone Wars Scoundrel Who’s Jack Sparrow Meets Han Solo Is The Perfect Fit

From DC’s Green Lantern to Marvel’s Deadpool — and now the MCU — Ryan Reynolds has hopscotched Hollywood’s biggest universes, but the one he once coveted wasn’t a superhero playground at all: it was a storied Star saga.

Ryan Reynolds has already hopped across enough cinematic universes to need a punch card, but there’s one galaxy he hasn’t officially crashed yet. And yes, he’s open to it. If Lucasfilm ever dials, the Deadpool star says it would be tough to pass. Also: there’s a very specific Star Wars character he’d be weirdly perfect for.

What Reynolds has actually said about Star Wars

Back in February 2022, while he was doing press for Netflix’s The Adam Project, Reynolds told Variety he hadn’t really thought about joining Star Wars... but if the offer came, resisting would be rough.

"That would be a real hard thing to say no to, but honestly - I’m not making this up - it’s not something I’ve ever thought of."

The Adam Project itself winks at Star Wars a bit, which probably didn’t help people stop imagining what Reynolds might look like under a helmet. For context, that movie was directed by Shawn Levy and co-starred Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, and Walker Scobell (yep, the kid from Percy Jackson and the Olympians). It dropped March 9, 2022 on Netflix.

The pitch: Ryan Reynolds as Hondo Ohnaka

Here’s the fun, slightly deep-cut idea: if Reynolds ever does pop into Star Wars, Hondo Ohnaka fits him like a custom smuggler jacket. Hondo’s a fan-favorite space pirate who first showed up in Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 1, episode 11 (Dooku Captured), running a very drunk pirate crew on the planet Florrum. He’s been voiced by Jim Cummings and has that mischievous, chaos-agent energy people often compare to Jack Sparrow - a roguish headache with a smile.

• Vibe check: selfish, greedy, and a ruthless hostage taker... who somehow skews anti-hero because he’s funny
• Look: helmet, protective goggles, and the swagger to back them up
• M.O.: trouble tends to arrive when he does, by design
• Why Reynolds works: the man has a gift for slipping humor into high-stakes messes - it’s basically his brand

Where this could actually happen

If Reynolds ever jumps aboard, one reasonable landing zone is whatever comes after The Mandalorian & Grogu. That movie is set to hit theaters on May 22, 2026.

There’s also Star Wars: Starfighter, which is slated for May 28, 2027 and is led by Ryan Gosling. The kicker: it’s directed by Shawn Levy, who has a real track record with Reynolds. They’ve teamed up on Free Guy (released August 13, 2021), The Adam Project (March 9, 2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (July 25, 2024). If Levy is wrangling a Star Wars movie, the odds of a Reynolds cameo - or more - aren’t exactly small.

The bottom line

Reynolds says he isn’t chasing Star Wars, but he’s not saying no either. Hondo Ohnaka would let him go full charming menace without stepping on anyone else’s legacy - and it would be a blast to watch him drunkenly negotiate his way across the Outer Rim.

Where would you slot him in?

If you want to catch up, Star Wars is streaming on Disney+. The Mandalorian & Grogu opens May 22, 2026. Star Wars: Starfighter lands May 28, 2027.