Shawn Levy’s Star Wars Venture Enters Production with Full Cast Unveiled

LONDON, Aug. 28, 2025 - Lucasfilm officially commenced principal photography today on Star Wars: Starfighter, the next cinematic entry directed by Shawn Levy, alongside lead actor Ryan Gosling on set in the United Kingdom. The studio revealed the full ensemble cast, marking a major milestone as production kicks off on this wholly original adventure set five years after The Rise of Skywalker.

In addition to Gosling, the cast includes Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings and Academy Award-nominee Amy Adams, each of whom will portray new characters in a period of the galaxy never before explored.

“I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on Star Wars: Starfighter,” said Levy in an official statement. “From the day Kathy Kennedy called me up, inviting me to develop an original adventure in this incredible Star Wars galaxy, this experience has been a dream come true, creatively and personally. To join this storytelling galaxy with such brilliant collaborators onscreen and off, is the thrill of a lifetime”.

Produced by Levy and Kathleen Kennedy, with a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper, Star Wars: Starfighter is slated for theatrical release on May 28, 2027.