Today at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan, Lucasfilm’s President Kathleen Kennedy and Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni announced an all-new theatrical release set in the Star Wars Galaxy. “Star Wars: Starfighter” will open exclusively in theaters May 28, 2027.
“Star Wars: Starfighter,” which will be directed by Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling, is a standalone adventure taking place approximately five years after the events of 2019’s “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.” The film, which will begin production this Fall, is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.
Levy is a director and producer of both film and television series, including “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Stranger Things.”
Jonathan Tripper has been writing the script for the film, which will star Ryan Gosling. Levy reunites with The Adam Project screenwriter for one of the few Star Wars movies that seems to have made it out of the development phase. They have been developing the project since late 2022 and they’re producing alongside Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
Gosling most recently starred in the 2024 blockbuster “Barbie,” for which he received Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominations. Other credits include “La La Land,” “The Notebook,” and “Crazy Stupid Love.”
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