Overview

• Production kicked off in the United Kingdom as Lucasfilm released a first‑look photo featuring Ryan Gosling with young co‑star Flynn Gray beside a landspeeder‑style vehicle.
• The studio announced the principal ensemble: Gosling, Flynn Gray, Amy Adams, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, Matt Smith, and Mia Goth.
• Billed as a standalone, entirely original story, the film is set roughly five years after The Rise of Skywalker, with plot and character details kept under wraps.
• Shawn Levy directs from a script by Jonathan Tropper, with Levy and Kathleen Kennedy producing and Ryan Gosling among the executive producers.
• Star Wars: Starfighter is slated for theatrical release on May 28, 2027, following The Mandalorian and Grogu’s planned May 2026 arrival in cinemas.