Starfighter Trailer, Ahsoka and Anakin: Biggest Star Wars News Out of D23
Hayden Christensen is back, and Ryan Gosling is ready for his Starfighter role.
On Friday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Lucasfilm President Dave Filoni revealed exciting news about upcoming Star Wars projects during Disney’s D23 fan convention. The biggest announcement was a trailer for the highly anticipated film, Starfighter. The movie, set to release on May 28, 2027, features Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray in lead roles.
Gosling’s character, Kade Auberon, is a skilled pilot while Gray plays a young boy entrusted to his care. The cast also includes Aaron Pierre, Mia Goth, Amy Adams, Daniel Ings, Jamael Westman, Simon Bird, and Matt Smith from House of the Dragon. Director Shawn Levy aims to create a stand-alone adventure set in a new and unexplored time period within the Star Wars universe.
Filoni was joined by Ahsoka live-action actress Rosario Dawson, Eman Esfandi who plays Ezra Bridger, and Hayden Christensen, reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker. The teaser trailer suggested Anakin’s involvement as a guiding Force ghost in Ahsoka’s present. Ahsoka season 2 will premiere on Disney Plus on January 20, 2027. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, the original movie will also be rereleased in theaters next year.
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