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Mia Goth Joins Ryan Gosling in Star Wars: Starfighter as Villain

Directed by Shawn Levy, this standalone saga set five years after The Rise of Skywalker enters pre-production ahead of its fall 2025 shoot.

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Mia Goth attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Overview

  • Reports from InSneider and io9 indicate Mia Goth has joined the cast in an undisclosed villain role.
  • Ryan Gosling is attached as the film’s lead character in his first Star Wars appearance.
  • Shawn Levy is directing with Jonathan Tropper writing, reuniting the duo after The Adam Project.
  • The story takes place five years after The Rise of Skywalker and will begin filming in fall 2025 for a May 28, 2027 release.
  • The villain part was previously offered to Mikey Madison, who declined over contractual terms, underscoring Lucasfilm’s strategy to explore new narratives beyond the Skywalker saga.