Shawn Levy Reveals ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Composer: “I’m So Stoked”

Shawn Levy Reveals ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Composer: “I’m So Stoked”

As Shawn Levy prepares to leave his mark on the Star Wars franchise, the director has enlisted “a maestro” to compose the movie’s score. The Star Wars: Starfighter director recently revealed that 15x Oscar nominee Thomas Newman will score the upcoming installment, which is set to premiere in theaters on May 28, 2027 in the United States. Deadline has reached out to Lucasfilm. “I know, bro. I don’t know if that’s public, so now it is. Yeah, I…

Shawn Levy Reveals His 'Star Wars' Movie Will Be Scored by Composer Thomas Newman

Director Shawn Levy revealed that “Star Wars: Starfighter” will be scored by “WALL-E” and “The Shawshank Redemption” composer Thomas Newman. The filmmaker confirmed Newman’s involvement in the forthcoming “Star Wars” film while promoting “Stranger Things” Season 5, which he produced and helped direct, in an episode of the “On Film…With Kevin McCarthy” podcast out Wednesday. While discussing the film, which is set to be headlined by “Project Hail…

Director Shawn Levy Says His STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER Inspiration Is RETURN OF THE JEDI - "I Know the Cool Answer Would Be EMPIRE"

The upcoming film Star Wars: Starfighter is being built entirely around original characters and fresh story ideas from director Shawn Levy and screenwriter Jonathan Tropper. But it’s still set in the Star Wars universe, so there will be themes and throughlines that inevitably shine through. Levy relied on his love of the franchise to inspire him along the way, and when asked which film was his biggest inspiration, he gave a surprising answer.The…

Beloved Star Wars Movie Inspired Ryan Gosling-Led Starfighter

Image credit: 20th Century Fox While Shawn Levy’s much-awaited Star Wars: Starfighter will seek to take a fresh approach to the franchise with new characters, there is still an original trilogy film that inspired his upcoming movie. In a recent interview, the Deadpool & Wolverine director opened up about the original trilogy film that somewhat served as a blueprint for his take on the Star Wars franchise. Shawn Levy says his Starfighter film is …

Why Return of the Jedi is inspiring Star Wars: Starfighter, according to Shawn Levy

When directors talk about what inspired their take on a new Star Wars project, the safe answers are almost always the original film or The Empire Strikes Back. But Star Wars: Starfighter director Shawn Levy is drawing inspiration from the most divisive entry of the original trilogy. In a conversation with Kevin McCarthy, Levy revealed that Return of the Jedi is the film shaping his take on Starfighter. Why Is Return of the Jedi the Biggest Inspi…

Star Wars: Starfighter director says the biggest inspiration for his film is Return of the Jedi: "I know the cool answer would be Empire"

"It's Jedi because of the combination of theme, levity, adventure, heart, spectacle"