- Ryan Gosling officially joins the Star Wars universe
- He will play a whole new character in Star Wars: Starfighterwho hit theaters in May 2026
- The casting and the film were announced during the celebration of Star Wars in Japan
Although we know that there are Star Wars feature films in progress, until late last night – April 17, 2025 – we only knew that the Mandalorian and the Grogu would jump to the big screen the next Memorial Day, on May 26, 2026.
But hold your blue milk – there is another set of Star Wars films for the month of May 2027, and it begins production this fall. Even better, it is directed by Shawn Levy, the man behind the incredibly excellent Deadpool and WolverineBut perhaps even better is the fact that Ryan Gosling joins the Star Wars universe.
Yes, the actor with his roots in the Mickey Mouse Club And the person who played Ken Barbiewill play a whole new character in Star Wars: Starfighter. The title of the next film certainly has the plot, but not much else on the plot or the scenario is known.
Star Wars: Starfighter arrives in theaters on May 28, 2027. #Starwarscelebration pic.twitter.com/dsbvb3vdbyApril 18, 2025
The cast was announced on stage at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan. Starfighter will be an autonomous film which takes place five years after Skywalker climb. Gosling wore a hat with the sentence: “Never tell me the chances.” On her, a han solo quote that could suggest that it will be an action adventure film. And it will turn a new page because the Skywalker saga will be concluded at this stage.
Star Wars: Starfighter should start production this fall and release the Memorial Day 2027, which means May 28. After a year, Star Wars should come back to the big screen with The Mandalorian and the Grogu.
Although we have images of Gosling and Levy on stage at the 2025 celebration, the only other media element is a logo, title of title for the Starfighter movie. It is a trip that we will follow in close collaboration on Techradar.
Sam Witwer surprised fans of the #starwarscelebration of Lucasfilm Animation. pic.twitter.com/m76x28yjfsApril 18, 2025
Also announced at Star Wars Celebration 2025 is a new animated series entitled, Maul: Lord of the Shadow. And it will be great news for fans of Clone wars, Among other animated shows in the Star Wars universe. Better still, Sam Witwer will resume his role to express Maul in this show. Maul: Lord of the Shadow Will be exclusive to one of the best streaming services, Disney +, when he arrives in 2026.
If you are looking for more news from Star Wars Celebration 2025, stay with Techradar. We have already looked more closely Beyond victory Title for the meta quest 3 and 3, a multitude of new Lego sets, and a bunch of more exclusive celebration products that appear on Amazon.
It helps a little with the Fomo, but I hope that Star Wars continues the trend of the Mandalorian film and puts BDX droids Starfighter.
