Shawn Levy’s Ryan Gosling-Starring Star Wars Film Is Referred to as…

Followers holding out hope for Star Wars film information past simply The Mandalorian & Grogu are in luck. At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Lucasfilm introduced that the subsequent movie to hit theaters after Mando is named Star Wars: Starfighter. Shawn Levy directs, Ryan Gosling stars, taking pictures begins this fall, and it’ll be out Could 28, 2027.

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It’s a standalone journey that takes place a couple of years after the occasions of Episode 9. “This script is so good,” Gosling stated. “It’s crammed with a lot coronary heart and journey. There’s not a extra good filmmaker for this sort of story than Shawn.”

Levy clarified that it’s “not a prequel, not a sequel, however a brand new journey” with “a group of all new characters.” Gosling and Levy have been each shock visitors on the occasion, with Gosling’s mother even sharing a picture of his bedsheets when he was 5. They have been of The Empire Strikes Again.

Levy has been connected to Star Wars since 2022, whereas he was nonetheless engaged on what would finally grow to be the billion-dollar hit Deadpool & Wolverine. Issues went comparatively quiet after that as he was ending his Marvel film, and Jonathan Tropper (who labored with Levy on The Adam Mission) began writing the script. Then, earlier this year, Gosling was connected to the venture earlier than Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy urged it will be the subsequent movie to hit theaters after The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Something can occur with in-development Star Wars films, so till filming begins, there’s most likely nonetheless some uncertainty to be anticipated. Nonetheless, every part has lined up to date.

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