Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ Directed by Shawn Le…Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ Directed by Shawn Levy and Starring Ryan Gosling, Arrives in Theaters May 2027

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 May 28, 2027.

Star Wars: Starfighter, which will be directed by Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling, is a standalone adventure taking 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.

Star Wars: Starfighter comes to theaters on May 28, 2027. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/dsbVb3VdBY

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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. Other credits include La La Land, The Notebook, and Crazy Stupid Love.