Star Wars Celebration has kicked off in Japan, and one of many highlights to this point is the announcement of a brand new movie within the sci-fi collection that’ll be directed by Shawn Levy (Deadpool and Wolverine) and can star Ryan Gosling. Star Wars: Starfighter was revealed throughout The Mandalorian and Grogu panel, and it’s scheduled to be launched on Might 31, 2027.
Whereas particulars are slim for now, what we do know is that Starfighter is about 5 years after the occasions of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Gosling will play a brand-new character. In case you are questioning, Star Wars: Starfighter shares nothing–that we all know of, so far–with the online game of the identical identify launched for PC, PS2, and Xbox in 2001. The sport is presently obtainable on PC platforms like Steam and GOG, in case you wish to revisit it.
The apparent distinction right here is the setting, because the Starfighter online game was set throughout the prequel trilogy, particularly the invasion of Naboo that passed off throughout Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Just like Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Starfighter featured arcade-influenced motion, and gamers might hop into a number of completely different spaceships.
A sequel, Jedi Starfighter, was launched in 2002 and was set throughout the occasions of the second Star Wars prequel, Assault of the Clones. The video games are additionally set throughout the Legends period of Star Wars, a distinct continuity than the one utilized by Disney following its buy of the Star Wars IP a number of years later.
Past the reveal of the Starfighter movie, the primary day of Star Wars Celebration had just a few extra bulletins. Former Sith lord Maul will headline a brand new animated collection set after the ultimate season of the Clone Wars, and it’ll chart his rise to energy within the prison underworld. There was additionally a sneak peek at The Mandalorian and Grogu, a second season of the documentary Light and Magic was introduced, and the second growth for Star Wars Outlaws, A Pirate’s Fortune, will likely be out on Might 15.