At this time at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan, Lucasfilm’s President Kathleen Kennedy and Chief Artistic Officer Dave Filoni introduced an all-new theatrical launch set within the Star Wars galaxy. Star Wars: Starfighter will open solely in theaters Might 28, 2027. The press launch reads as follows:
“Star Wars: Starfighter, which might be directed by Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling, is a standalone journey happening roughly 5 years after the occasions of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. The movie, which can start manufacturing this Fall, is a completely new journey that includes all-new characters set in a time period that has not been explored on display screen but.”
Shawn Levy just lately had a large hit together with his Marvel film Deadpool & Wolverine, so he is conversant in big-budget franchise filmmaking. He has additionally perfected the kid-friendly household film, which inserts the Star Wars model; he has written and directed such movies as Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, Night time on the Museum, Date Night time, Free Man, and The Adam Challenge, together with episodes of Stranger Issues. Levy might be writing and directing Star Wars: Starfighter.
Gosling most just lately starred within the 2024 blockbuster Barbie,” for which he acquired Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. He appears good for a Star Wars film, having a sort of Han Solo vibe himself; he even starred with Harrison Ford in Denis Villeneuve’s nice sci-fi film, Blade Runner: 2049.
‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Is a Traditional Video Sport
Contemplating the title, it’s extremely possible that the movie will draw from the 2001 LucasArts online game of the identical title, which came about across the Battle of Naboo. It follows a bunch of starfighter pilots who try to stop an invasion of Naboo. The sport sometimes shifts views between totally different characters who final unite within the struggle — Rhys Dallows, a member of the Naboo Royal Area Fighter Corps; Vana Sage, a mercenery employed by the Commerce Federation; the Toydarian Reti; and Nym, a Feeorin pirate. It seems like Gosling could also be taking part in Rhys Dallows within the movie.
IGN describes the plot on this manner:
“The storyline is about primarily exterior of the occasions in The Phantom Menace and leads as much as the epic finale over the planet of Naboo. The three pilots — Rhys, Vana, and Nym — will fly missions on an unique plot that may interweave with The Phantom Menace’s key factors, together with the Droid Management Ship battle on the finish. Rhys Dallows is a Naboo fighter pilot, orphaned from Bravo Flight when a gathering with the Commerce Federation goes unhealthy. Vana Sage is an ex-pilot turned mercenary. She works for the Commerce Federation simply briefly, however winds up double-crossed and out for payback. That places her in an analogous mind set because the area pirate Nym, whose base is destroyed in retaliation for the hijacking of a Federation freighter. As soon as the sport will get into full swing, all three characters crew as much as play a component within the conflict that ends over Naboo.”
“They every have their very own automobiles — a Naboo N-1 Starfighter, a Guardian Mantis, and a Havoc muscle ship. Rhys’ Starfighter has your primary laser cannons and proton torpedoes and is the speediest of the craft. Vana’s ship, the Guardian Mantis, is essentially the most extremely maneuverable of the bunch and has sensor guided Nano missiles and Ion-enabled sensor tags that work collectively. Nym has the slowest, however strongest of the ships, as his starship is provided with twin triple-laser canons, power bombs, and a Plasma Scourge.”
Time will inform simply how comparable the movie is to the sport, however having Levy and Gosling concerned is bound to get Star Wars followers excited.