From Star Wars Celebration in Japan, Lucasfilm formally introduced Shawn Levy’s new “Star Wars” film, in growth since 2022, by giving it an official title and a launch date.
“Star Wars: Starfighter” is the title of the brand new film, although it would not have something to do with the online game of the identical title, and it has been slated for launch on Might 28, 2027, simply in time for the fiftieth anniversary of “Star Wars: A New Hope. Moreover, Ryan Gosling has been confirmed because the lead, although there is not any phrase on who will probably be becoming a member of him after Oscar-winning “Anora” star Mikey Madison was just lately revealed to have handed on a supporting function within the movie.
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Gosling took the stage with Levy at Celebration, full with a picture of “Star Wars” bedsheets straight from his childhood house, courtesy of his mom (through The Hollywood Reporter). Gosling mentioned, “As you may see from the image, I suppose I used to be in all probability dreaming about ‘Star Wars’ earlier than I even noticed the movie. And it is in all probability framed my concept of what a film even was.”
As for what the film is about, plot particulars for the script from Jonathan Tropper (“The Adam Mission”) are being stored below wraps, and it isn’t clear whether or not the film’s title refers to a nondescript ship or to a pilot, maybe the primary character who will probably be performed by Gosling. Nevertheless, Levy, did verify a couple of particulars.
Star Wars: Starfighter is a standalone film
At Celebration, Levy revealed, “This can be a standalone. It is not a prequel, not sequel. It is a new journey. It is set in a time period that we’ve not seen explored but.”
That point interval is roughly 5 years after “The Rise of Skywalker,” as Levy mentioned on stage. However the movie is not going to have any narrative connective tissue to the Skywalker saga. With manufacturing set to start this fall, this will probably be “a completely new journey that includes all-new characters,” in accordance with Lucasfilm’s official press launch.
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Here is the title remedy that was unveiled at Star Wars Celebration, with a title remedy that appears not like another that we have seen from the franchise earlier than, however one that does not inform us something about what to anticipate, until we are able to learn into that little gentle shine as alluding to a lightsaber. However even then, that is not a lot to go on.
Star Wars: Starfighter involves theaters on Might 28, 2027. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/dsbVb3VdBY
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025
Contemplating the timing of this film, it is reasonably surprising that the primary unique “Star Wars” film out of the gate goes to be one which tells a standalone story, reasonably than one thing that is supposed to kick off the subsequent period of “Star Wars”. Earlier than “Starfighter” arrives in 2027, we’ll get “The Mandalorian and Grogu” in 2026, however that is not one thing that can influence the subsequent wave of “Star Wars” films, because it’s extra carefully tied to the continued TV reveals on Disney+
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