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Things are heating up for one of the few announced Star Wars projects on the horizon, as Lucasfilm has announced a bunch of new cast members for Star Wars: Starfighter, which starts production today. Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Amy Adams will all joining Ryan Gosling in Shawn Levy’s new space adventure, set to premiere in 2027.
There are some heavy-hitters in that list: Adams is one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation with six Oscar nominations and a slew of credits including Arrival, Enchanted, and The Master, while also serving as Zack Snyder’s Lois Lane. Goth, meanwhile, has become a horror queen thanks to Ti West’s X trilogy, as well as roles in Infinity Pool and Susperia — she’ll next be seen in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein later this year.
Pierre’s credits include the acclaimed limited series The Underground Railroad, playing Malcolm X in NatGeo’s Genius: MLK/X, and portraying a young Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King. And Smith’s latest movie, Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, hits theaters on August 29th, but the Doctor Who and Crown star has recently become a staple across multiple major franchises thanks to appearances in Terminator Genisys, Morbius (not his fault), and House of the Dragon.
In a statement, Levy said that “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.”
Star Wars: Starfighter premieres May 28th, 2027. For more Star Wars fun, look back on Matt Goldberg’s reflection on the state of the franchise today.
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