At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Disney and Lucasfilm announced the release date and title of the Shawn Levy Star Wars movie.
Ryan Gosling is also confirmed to be joining a galaxy far, far away.
Shawn Levy, fresh off directing and producing Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, made a surprise appearance at the Mandalorian and Grogu panel during Star Wars Celebration Japan, where he joined Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and CCO Dave Filoni on stage to officially confirm his Star Wars project. Ryan Gosling also appeared at the event. Watch the teaser and video below.
What is the title?
The official title is Star Wars: Starfighter.
When is the release date?
Star Wars: Starfighter will be released in theaters on May 28, 2027, which is Memorial Day weekend.
When does filming start?
The film will go into production starting this fall.
What is Star Wars: Starfighter about?
Set approximately five years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Gosling will play a brand-new character teased by the actor’s appearance on stage.
Watch the teaser and video:
Star Wars: Starfighter comes to theaters on May 28, 2027. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/dsbVb3VdBY
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025
Please join us in welcoming Ryan Gosling, star of the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter, to our galaxy. Coming to theaters Memorial Day 2027. pic.twitter.com/DLpwJzOSr0
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025
Ryan Gosling, star of the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter, makes his Star Wars Celebration debut. pic.twitter.com/CeZtI36QhO
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025
Shawn Levy. Ryan Gosling. A new standalone story coming from a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Starfighter is coming to theaters Memorial Day 2027. pic.twitter.com/uiTLfRA0fz
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 18, 2025
Pedro Pascal posing for pictures with Diego Luna, Ryan Gosling, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Favreau, Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, and Dave Filoni pic.twitter.com/2C1uH6ly1Q
— Pedro Pascal Daily (@pascalarchive) April 18, 2025
