Overview
- Shawn Levy said Cruise visited the set and handled a camera during a lightsaber duel staged in water, as recounted in a New York Times profile.
- Principal photography wrapped in 2025, with the film now in post-production and slated for a May 28, 2027 theatrical release.
- Levy says his approach draws on lessons from Stranger Things, aiming to balance large-scale spectacle with intimate, character-driven storytelling.
- The project is described as an original, non-sequel entry with new characters, reported to be set five years after The Rise of Skywalker.
- Ryan Gosling leads a cast that includes Mia Goth, Matt Smith, Amy Adams and others, with Jonathan Tropper writing, Claudio Miranda as cinematographer and Thomas Newman reported to compose the score.