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About Star Wars: Starfighter
Star Wars: Starfighter warps into theaters May 28, 2027, marking the franchise's first live-action theatrical release since The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019. Announced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration Japan in April 2025, the film is a standalone story set roughly five years after the events of Episode IX, operating outside the Skywalker, Mandalorian, and High Republic narratives so new audiences can enter without homework.
Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy helms the picture from a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper, with Ryan Gosling attached to star in a role Levy has publicly described as a wholly new character. Production began shooting at Pinewood Studios in the UK in autumn 2025 under the working title and is being produced by Levy's 21 Laps banner alongside Lucasfilm. Composer Michael Giacchino is rumored in early-talks discussions around the score.
Countdown interest is sky-high because Starfighter is Disney's attempted reset for Star Wars on the big screen after multiple shelved projects from Patty Jenkins, Damon Lindelof, and Taika Waititi. Fans want to see whether Levy's crowd-pleasing instincts plus Gosling's post-Barbie momentum can reignite theatrical Star Wars, and whether the post-sequel era finally gets a defining new hero. Watch for first-look images at Star Wars Celebration 2027 in Los Angeles.
Overview
Why this movies page exists
Star Wars: Starfighter belongs in the curated countdown set because the title already has franchise attention, an official date, and obvious long-run countdown value.
Why it matters
Starfighter is the first theatrical Star Wars movie in nearly eight years, pairing Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling to relaunch Lucasfilm's cinematic slate.
The details
Key highlights
- Venue
- Wide global theatrical release from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Format
- Live-action feature film, standalone story, expected IMAX and Dolby Cinema presentations.
- Headliner
- Directed by Shawn Levy; Ryan Gosling attached to lead; screenplay by Jonathan Tropper.
- Audience
- Tracking for $150M+ domestic opening based on franchise history and Gosling's post-Barbie draw.
Reading the timer
How to use this movies countdown
Star Wars: Starfighter sits inside the movies calendar as a sci-fi franchise film date that people are likely to check more than once. This page is meant to do more than show a raw countdown number: it keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the page stays useful even when the final event details are still tightening.
Right now the key public signal is May 28, 2027, with confirmed status and date confirmed precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking Star Wars: Starfighter from Official / StarWars.com plus the official event source. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: Star Wars: Starfighter is being watched for a globally tracked release or event page, and the current page focus is the main sci-fi franchise film milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Format: Theatrical release. Franchise: Star Wars.
Star Wars: Starfighter should be treated like a film release page first and a countdown second. Movie dates can move by territory, premium-format rollout, or studio calendar strategy, so the details that matter are whether the page reflects a theatrical day, a broader release window, or a still-forming public slot. Current reference points include format: Theatrical release, franchise: Star Wars, coverage: Officially dated sequel / spinoff film. Search intent also clusters around star wars, lucasfilm, movie release, franchise, which is why this page keeps the movie-specific context visible instead of relying on a generic timer shell.