- Ryan Gosling is formally becoming a member of the Star Wars universe
- He'll play an all-new character in Star Wars: Starfighter, which hit theaters in Could of 2026
- The casting and movie have been introduced at Star Wars Celebration in Japan
Whereas we’ve identified there are some feature-length Star Wars movies within the works, up till late final night time – April 17, 2025 – we solely knew that the Mandalorian and Grogu would make the leap to the large display subsequent Memorial Day, Could 26, 2026.
However maintain your blue milk – there’s one other brand-new Star Wars movie set for Could 2027, and it begins manufacturing this Fall. Even higher, it’s directed by Shawn Levy, the person behind the extremely wonderful Deadpool & Wolverine, however possibly even higher is the truth that Ryan Gosling is becoming a member of the Star Wars universe.
Sure, the actor together with his roots within the Mickey Mouse Membership and the one who performed Ken in Barbie, might be enjoying an all-new character in Star Wars: Starfighter. The title of the forthcoming movie definitely has intrigue, however not an entire lot else concerning the plot or the storyline is thought.
The casting was introduced on stage at Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan. Starfighter might be a stand-alone movie that’s set 5 years after The Rise of Skywalker. Gosling was sporting a hat with the phrase, “By no means inform me the percentages.” on it, a Han Solo quote which could trace that this might be an action-packed journey movie. And it is going to be turning a brand new web page because the Skywalker saga might be concluded by this level.
Star Wars: Starfighter is slated to start manufacturing this fall and might be launched on Memorial Day 2027, which suggests Could 28. After a yr, Star Wars is ready to return to massive display with The Mandalorian & Grogu.
Whereas we’ve got footage of each Gosling and Levy on stage at Celebration 2025, the one different piece of media is a emblem, title teaser for the Starfighter movie. It’s a journey we’ll be following carefully on TechRadar, although.
Additionally introduced at Star Wars Celebration 2025 is a brand new animated collection titled, Maul: Shadow Lord. And this might be good news for followers of The Clone Wars, amongst different animated reveals within the Star Wars universe. Higher but, Sam Witwer might be reprising his function to voice Maul on this present. Maul: Shadow Lord might be unique to among the finest streaming providers, Disney+, when it arrives in 2026.
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That helps with the fomo a bit, however I do hope Star Wars continues the pattern of the Mandalorian film and places the BDX Droids in Starfighter.
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