Amy Adams and Aaron Pierre Join ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’

(Left) Amy Adams stars in ‘Nightbitch’. (Right) Aaron Pierre star in ‘Rebel Ridge’.

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Amy Adams and Aaron Pierre are among the new cast additions to ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’.
Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith and Mia Goth star.
Director Shawn Levy has the cameras rolling in the UK.

Director Shawn Levy is ready to set his S-Foils to “direct” position.

Okay, so we don’t know whether there will be actual X-Wings in ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’, but the cameras have started to roll on the new ‘Star Wars’ movie, and a fresh batch of actors have boarded.

Release Date: May 28, 2027

Amy Adams (‘Arrival’), Aaron Pierre (‘Rebel Ridge’), Flynn Gray (‘Borderline’), Simon Bird (‘The Inbetweeners’), Jamael Westman and Daniel Ings (‘The Gentlemen’) are part of the cast.

The movie, which stars Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith and Mia Goth, is in production now in the UK, and the first behind-the-scenes image (see below) of Gosling and Gray is online to prove it.

What’s the story of ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’?

(L to R) Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray on set for ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’. Photo: Ed Miller/Lucasfilm.

With the official news out there, we now have a proper, if basic bit of detail for the movie. It’s described as “a standalone adventure taking place approximately five years after the events of 2019’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’. It is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.”

Gosling is playing a character that must protect a young charge (Gray) against evil pursuers. Adams will be the boy’s mother.

Smith will be hunting Gosling down and Goth will be on the villain’s scheming side. The other roles are unknown for now.

Jonathan Tropper, who collaborated with Levy on films such as ‘This is Where I Leave You’ and ‘The Adam Project,’ has been working on a script for over a year. Levy is also producing the feature via his 21 Laps banner, joining ‘Star Wars’ steward Kathleen Kennedy.

Shawn Levy talks ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’

‘Star Wars: Starfighter’s director Shawn Levy at Star Wars Celebration 2025. Photo: Lucasfilm.

Levy offered the following statement to mark the start of production work on the movie:

“I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’. 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. ‘Star Wars’ shaped my sense of what story can do, how characters and cinematic moments can live with us forever. To join this storytelling galaxy with such brilliant collaborators onscreen and off, is the thrill of a lifetime.”

When will ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ be in theaters?

‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ is now due to arrive on May 28th, 2027. May the force be with it…

(L to R) ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’s director Shawn Levy, Ryan Gosling, Dave Filoni and Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration 2025. Photo: Lucasfilm.