Star Wars Movie Announced Starring Ryan Gosling

Star Wars Celebration is being held in Japan this weekend. As part of opening day, Disney has announced a new film for the franchise starring Ryan Gosling (Barbie, The Fall Guy). The movie is titled Star Wars: Starfighter and aiming for May 28, 2027 release date for the 50th anniversary of the franchise. Shawn Levy (Strangers Things) is directing the film based on script written by Jonathan Tropper. No other details about the film were revealed. Lucasfilm is also still working on a trilogy of films with Simon Kinberg and possible films from James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Taika Waititi. While the record on getting films made has been spotty, Gosling is not a cheap get and likely has a pay or play contract where he gets his payday regardless if the film is made or not so Lucasfilm has strong incentive to see this one through.