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Ryan Gosling standalone Star Wars film confirmed

Due out in 2027, Starfighter will be directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy and will be separate from the nine-film Skywalker franchise

Star Wars producer Lucasfilm has officially confirmed that a standalone film in the series, starring Ryan Gosling, will go ahead. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and chief creative officer Dave Filoni announced the news at the Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo, with the film’s title revealed as Star Wars: Starfighter and a projected release date in May 2027. In comments reported by Variety, Gosling told the audience: “Being here and seeing all of you [makes it] more inspiring to do it … It’s such a great reminder of how much movies can mean to us, specifically how much these movies mean to us … All we can hope for is: ‘May the fans be with us.’”

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