The galaxy is expanding once again. Star Wars: Starfighter, the latest film in the iconic franchise, is officially in the works with Ryan Gosling set to lead and Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy at the helm.
The news was confirmed at Star Wars Celebration 2025, a three-day fan event taking place just outside Tokyo, Japan, and running through April 20. Levy took the stage to announce the Lucasfilm production, marking a major new chapter for the saga.
With production slated to begin in fall 2025 and a theatrical release already scheduled, here’s everything we know so far about Star Wars: Starfighter.
Star Wars: Starfighter is a standalone film set approximately five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. The movie introduces entirely new characters and explores a previously uncharted period in the Star Wars timeline.
“I’m extremely excited about what we’re going to cook up together. This movie, as I said, is a standalone. This is not a prequel. This is not a sequel. It’s a new adventure and it’s set in a period of time, as you can tell, that we haven’t seen explored on screen yet,” said Levy. “And so, it features a collection of all new characters.”
Gosling has been confirmed as the lead in Star Wars: Starfighter. However, details about his character have not been disclosed. Gosling’s role is anticipated to be a new character central to this standalone story.
Speaking at Star Wars Celebration 2025, the Drive actor expressed his excitement about joining the project after Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy shared a childhood photo of his Star Wars-themed bedsheets.
