Overview

• Lucasfilm marked day one of production by releasing a black‑and‑white first look of Ryan Gosling with young co‑star Flynn Gray.
• The principal cast now includes Gosling, Gray, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, and Daniel Ings.
• Positioned as an entirely original, standalone adventure, the film is set roughly five years after The Rise of Skywalker in a previously unexplored period of the timeline.
• Shawn Levy directs from a script by Jonathan Tropper, with Levy and Kathleen Kennedy producing and executive producers Ryan Gosling, Dan Levine, Mary McLaglen, and Josh McLaglen.
• Plot and character details remain under wraps, though earlier reporting indicated Matt Smith and Mia Goth were expected to play villains, and the release is set for May 28, 2027.