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'Star Wars: Starfighter' Production Starts with Ryan Gosling; Full Cast Officially Announced

Production begins in the UK on Star Wars: Starfighter, a standalone film set five years after The Rise of Skywalker, featuring a star-studded cast led by Ryan Gosling.

  • Last Thursday, Director Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling began production in the U.K. as Lucasfilm unveiled Star Wars: Starfighter and its full cast, with the film set for May 28, 2027 release.
  • The project is described as an entirely original story set five years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, with Shawn Levy directing from Jonathan Tropper's script and producing alongside Kathleen Kennedy after months-long casting among actors Stateside and in the U.K.
  • Lucasfilm confirmed the ensemble including Amy Adams, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman and Daniel Ings alongside Ryan Gosling and released a first-look photo of Gosling and Gray by a landspeeder.
  • As a result, Starfighter becomes the first major story beyond Episode IX, with Ryan Gosling executive producing and Amy Adams starring alongside villains Mia Goth and Matt Smith.
  • Director Shawn Levy said `I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on Star Wars: Starfighter`, while Lucasfilm is withholding plot details as the franchise gears up for The Mandalorian & Grogu next year.
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Star Wars: Starfighter unveils full slate of actors joining Ryan Gosling

Production on Shawn Levy’s new standalone film has kicked off in the U.K.

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