Star Wars: Starfighter Has Top Gun: Maverick Cinematographer Confirms Shawn Levy

Following Thursday’s big announcement that Star Wars: Starfighter has started filming, Shawn Levy confirms the cinematographer, who happens to have worked on F1, Top Gun: Maverick, and more.

Responding to a tweet on X, Shawn Levy has confirmed that Claudio Miranda will serve as cinematographer on Star Wars: Starfighter.

Shawn Levy's 'Star Wars: Starfighter' Gets 2027 Release Date — Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy

Levy Confirms on X

After a report surfaced on X that Miranda would be behind the camera for the upcoming film, Levy replied directly: “Confirmed. Lucky me.”

Confirmed .
Lucky me.
— Shawn Levy (@ShawnLevyDirect) August 29, 2025

Claudio Miranda’s Work

Miranda is an Oscar-winning cinematographer best known for Life of Pi. His credits also include Oblivion, Top Gun: Maverick, Tron: Legacy, and F1.

Star Wars: Starfighter Goes Into Production, Cast Announced

Star Wars: Starfighter release info

The new film from director Shawn Levy and Lucasfilm stars Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Flynn Gray. Production is underway in the U.K., with a theatrical release set for May 28, 2027.

Bringing Claudio Miranda on board as the cinematographer makes sense as the story is said to be about Ryan Gosling as a fighter pilot who protects a young boy across a galaxy-spanning adventure.

(note: feature image of Ryan Gosling is fan art)

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.