Star Wars: Ryan Gosling plays the leading role in a new film
After the success of the blockbuster « Barbie », in which he played Ken, the American actor Ryan Gosling will take on the leading role in a new part of the cult saga « Star Wars », whose cinema is planned for May 2027.
« Star Wars: Starfighter » will « play about five years after the events of Star Wars, Episode IX: Skywalker’s promotion », which came to the cinemas in 2019, announced the production company Lucasfilms, a subsidiary of Disney, on Friday at a Star Wars Celebration in Japan.
The film directed by Shawn Levy (« Deadpool & Wolverine », « Stranger Things ») will « a completely new adventure with brand new characters at a time that has not yet been explored on the screen ». Production begins in autumn 2025.
Ryan Gosling, who will play a « completely new figure » in the Star Wars universe, and Shawn Levy surprisingly appeared at the event in Japan and delighted the fans.
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The film will be released one year after « The Mandalorian & Grogu », a series from the same universe on Disney+, with the Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal, which is expected for 2026.
Other films from the Star Wars Universe are in progress from other directors, including Taika Waititi, known for « Jojo Rabbit » and two films about the hero Thor (Marvel), as well as James Mangold, director of the recent Bob-Dylan biography « A Beautiful Noze ».
Source: AFP, transl.: DCO
