Ryan Gosling's Star Wars Movie Takes Its Name From A Prequel Era Video Game
The future of a galaxy far, far away on the big screen came into focus during this year's Star Wars Celebration in Japan, which took place this past weekend. One of the biggest announcements from the event was the confirmation of a new movie titled "Star Wars: Starfighter," which will star Ryan Gosling ("Barbie") and hails from director Shawn Levy ("Deadpool & Wolverine"). While much remains mysterious about the project for the time being, it's hitting theaters in 2027 and is already in pre-production. Be it by coincidence or design, we also know that the movie's title traces its roots back to a prequel era video game.
The game in question is also titled "Star Wars: Starfighter" and was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001, later making its way to Xbox and PC. It was one of the many, many product tie-ins released in the aftermath of "The Phantom Menace" and before "Attack of the Clones...
The game in question is also titled "Star Wars: Starfighter" and was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001, later making its way to Xbox and PC. It was one of the many, many product tie-ins released in the aftermath of "The Phantom Menace" and before "Attack of the Clones...
- 4/22/2025
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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