Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars’ Film Officially Titled ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ Sets May 2027 Theatrical Release

Ryan Gosling has the high ground. Lucasfilm confirmed that the star will lead a new “Star Wars” installment, titled “Star Wars: Starfighter,” with Shawn Levy directing. The film is eyeing a fall production start and Disney has set a theatrical release date of May 28, 2027.
After numerous reports on Gosling and Levy’s attachment to a “Star Wars” project, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and chief creative officer Dave Filoni officially unveiled plans for “Starfighter” on Friday morning at the banner’s annual Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo.
Variety can also confirm that Jonathan Tropper has written the screenplay for the film. Tropper has written prior features for Levy and is the creator of the Apple TV+ series “Your Friends & Neighbors.”
Gosling and Levy appeared at the livestreamed Star Wars Celebration to further tease the project, with Gosling wearing a cap reading, “Never tell me the odds.”
“Being here and...
After numerous reports on Gosling and Levy’s attachment to a “Star Wars” project, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and chief creative officer Dave Filoni officially unveiled plans for “Starfighter” on Friday morning at the banner’s annual Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo.
Variety can also confirm that Jonathan Tropper has written the screenplay for the film. Tropper has written prior features for Levy and is the creator of the Apple TV+ series “Your Friends & Neighbors.”
Gosling and Levy appeared at the livestreamed Star Wars Celebration to further tease the project, with Gosling wearing a cap reading, “Never tell me the odds.”
“Being here and...
- 4/18/2025
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
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