Star Wars: Starfighter Movie Announced by Lucasfilm

Today at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan, Lucasfilm’s President Kathleen Kennedy and Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni announced an all-new theatrical release set in the Star Wars Galaxy. Star Wars: Starfighter will open exclusively in theaters on May 28, 2027.

Star Wars: Starfighter, which will be directed by Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling, is a standalone adventure. The film will take place approximately five years after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.

The film, which will begin production this fall, is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet. Lucasfilm says Gosling teased the new character with the actor’s appearance on stage.

It’s uncertain what that means, though Gosling was wearing a hat that said: “Never Tell Me the Odds,” which is a memorable quote from Harrison Ford’s Han Solo. You can watch the interview using the player below.

Levy is a director and producer of both film and television series, including Deadpool & Wolverine and Stranger Things.

Gosling most recently starred in the 2024 blockbuster Barbie, for which he received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. The actor’s other credits include La La Land, The Notebook, and Crazy Stupid Love.

Next up for Lucasfilm on the big screen is The Mandalorian & Grogu, which will open in theaters on May 22, 2026.

Starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, directed by Jon Favreau, and produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Favreau, Filoni, and Ian Bryce, this new adventure in the Mandalorian and Grogu’s journey is currently in production.