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Star Wars: Starfighter Director Shawn Levy Explains How Film Follows in Stranger Things’ Footsteps

Director Shawn Levy aims to combine franchise-scale spectacle with a character-driven story about a pilot protecting his Force-sensitive nephew in the Star Wars galaxy.

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Director Shawn Levy has learned from Stranger Things to keep Star Wars: Starfighter "anchored in a human-scale, character-sized story".

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Star Wars: Starfighter director Shawn Levy spoke in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about how the upcoming film consciously follows the pattern of Stranger Things, especially in the way it balances epic visuals with character-centered, intimate storytelling.

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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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