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Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling will star in a new Star Wars film that will reach movie theatres in May 2027, Walt Disney’s Lucasfilm announced on Thursday.
The film’s events will take place 5 years after 2019’s The Rise of SkywalkerThomson Reuters
· Posted: Apr 18, 2025 5:59 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 18
Ryan Gosling, who was born in London, Ont., has been nominated for three Oscars, most recently for his role as Ken in 2023’s Barbie. (Aliah Anderson/Getty Images)Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling will star in a new Star Wars film that will reach movie theatres in May 2027, Walt Disney’s Lucasfilm announced on Thursday.
Star Wars: Starfighter will take place five years after the events of 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, a Lucasfilm statement said.
The movie is “an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet,” the statement said.
Shawn Levy will direct and production will start in the fall. Levy directed Marvel’s 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine film and episodes of Netflix’s TV series Stranger Things.
Gosling has been nominated for three Oscars, most recently for his role as Ken in 2023’s Barbie.
