WEBDESK: A brand-new movie in the Star Wars universe has been announced, and Hollywood star Ryan Gosling is set to play the lead role. The movie, titled Star Wars: Starfighter, will hit cinemas on May 28, 2027.
The “Barbie” star, Ryan Gosling, is all set to join hands with Director Shawn Levy for Star Wars: Starfighter. Shawn Levy is known for his work on Deadpool & Wolverine and Stranger Things.
Set to begin production this fall, the movie will be set approximately five years after “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker,” released in 2019, but will sit outside the Skywalker story as a standalone film.
“The film… is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen,” said a statement from Lucasfilm, the owner of the “Star Wars” franchise.
Details of the film were announced at the Star Wars Celebration, a fan event in Japan on Friday.
The audience was shown a photo of Gosling’s childhood “Star Wars”-branded bedding before he told them he was “dreaming about ‘the movie,’ before [he] ever saw it.”
Filming for the movie is scheduled to begin in late 2025. This movie marks the return of the franchise to the big screen after a long break, bringing fresh excitement to fans around the world.
“The script is just so good, the story, it has so much adventure, so much heart and original character. It’s an opportunity to shine the light into a side of the universe that we may not have seen,” Gosling said.
Levy, the director of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” told the crowd the film would have all the “fun of ‘Star Wars’” but it would be done “in ways that are new and original.”
The movie universe has expanded considerably since Disney took over the franchise in 2012. Between 2015 and 2019, Lucasfilm released a new movie each year including “The Force Awakens” and the “The Rise of Skywalker.”
The franchise has also branched into streaming with titles including “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor” on Disney+.
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