Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling will star in a new “Star Wars” film, Walt Disney’s Lucasfilm announced on April 17.
Shawn Levy will direct, and production will start in the fall. Levy directed Marvel’s record-breaking 2024 film “Deadpool & Wolverine” and episodes of Netflix’s sci-fi series “Stranger Things.” Jonathan Tropper is credited as a writer for the film, according to IMDb.
The film comes as the science-fiction franchise has several other films said to be in the works, including the Daisy Ridley-led “The Rise of Skywalker” follow-up.
“Star Wars,” created by George Lucas in 1977 and set in a galaxy “far, far away,” has brought in more than $5.1 billion at global box offices.
Here’s what we know about “Star Wars: Starfighters” to date.
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‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ release date
“Star Wars: Starfighter” will reach movie theaters on May 28, 2027.
Who does Ryan Gosling play in ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’?
Gosling’s character has not yet been announced.
When does ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ take place?
“Star Wars: Starfighter” will take place five years after the events of 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” a Lucasfilm statement said.
The movie is “an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet,” the statement said.
The film stands alone from the new trilogy of “Star Wars” films in the works set to be written and produced by “X-Men” writer and producer Simon Kinberg. No new “Star Wars” movie has been released in nearly five years following “The Rise of Skywalker,” which received mixed reviews and polarized reactions among fans.
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What other ‘Star Wars’ films are in the works?
Several “Star Wars” films have been announced that are in various stages of development and may or may not actually make their way across the finish line. Daisy Ridley is set to star in a film that will see her character, Rey, building a new Jedi Order after the events of “The Rise of Skywalker.” Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is directing.
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“Logan” filmmaker James Mangold has also been tapped to direct a movie about the dawn of the Jedi, and Filoni is directing one said to “close out the interconnected stories” told in the live-action Disney+ shows like “The Mandalorian.” A movie continuing the story of “The Mandalorian,” titled “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” is also on the way from director Jon Favreau and scheduled for release in May 2026.
Contributing: Lisa Richwine, Reuters; Brendan Morrow and Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY
