Today, Lucasfilm announced that actors Amy Adams and Aaron Pierre have joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter. Adams is best known for appearing in 2013’s Man of Steel as Lois Lane, and Aaron Pierre will appear in HBO’s Green Lantern TV series. They join the cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, and Daniel Ings. The film will be directed by Shawn Levy, and he added in a statement,
“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.”
A smaller rumor also surfaced on DanielRPK’s Patreon, stating that Eva Mendes (Ghost Rider, The Other Guys) is also going to appear in the film. She is married to Ryan Gosling in real life and will play his wife on screen for the first time. They also appeared together in 2012’s The Place Beyond the Pines before getting married in 2022. Production is now officially underway.
Star Wars: Starfighter will hit theaters on May 28th, 2027
Source: StarWars.com
