Ryan Gosling's 'Star Wars' Movie Is Set "After the Battle of Exegol"

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:Starfighterwill open exclusively in theaters May 28, 2027. Star Ryan Gosling and director Shawn Levy were in attendance and spoke at the event (more on that later). The press release reads as follows:
“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."
Shawn Levy recently had a massive hit with his Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine, so he's familiar with big-budget franchise filmmaking. He...
“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."
Shawn Levy recently had a massive hit with his Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine, so he's familiar with big-budget franchise filmmaking. He...
- 4/18/2025
- by Matt Mahler
- MovieWeb
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