Star Wars: Starfighter Release Date, Cast and Status

Star Wars: Starfighter has finished filming and is in post production, with a confirmed US release date of May 28, 2027. Lucasfilm's official film page lists the status as "in production", and that listing is the official label. Filming ran from August 28, 2025 to December 18, 2025, so the shoot is complete and the film is now in the stage where editing, visual effects and sound work take place.

The film was announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan in April 2025, and Variety reported at the time that the project from Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling was officially titled Star Wars: Starfighter, with a May 2027 theatrical release. The date has not moved since that announcement, and no date change has been reported, so the date stands as confirmed for the US.

For the surrounding picture, the most recent Star Wars film is The Mandalorian and Grogu, which opened in the US on May 22, 2026. Starfighter would arrive roughly a year after it. The last film in the numbered saga was The Rise of Skywalker, released on December 20, 2019, so the gap in main saga releases is a long one. For the full sequence, see the guide to Star Wars movies in order.

Star Wars: Starfighter is directed by Shawn Levy, stars Ryan Gosling, opens in US theaters on May 28, 2027, finished filming on December 18, 2025 and is reported by Variety to be released in IMAX 70mm. Everything else about the story is, for now, unpublished.

What is the story? Lucasfilm and the trade press have released no plot summary and no character list, and nothing says whether the film belongs to a larger run of releases. The question people type most has no sourced answer, and inventing one would help nobody.

The dates do tell us something useful. Filming took just under four months, from August 28 to December 18, 2025, and the release is set for roughly 17 months after that wrap. That is a long stretch for a film that needs visual effects work, though no source says how much it needs. The date itself has been unchanged since April 2025.

There is also the matter of the long wait. Fans of the numbered saga have had no new episode since December 2019, and the film that carried the brand most recently was a spin-off. The Mandalorian and Grogu has earned $346 million worldwide as of November 2, 2026, according to The Numbers.

On streaming, The Mandalorian and Grogu is listed on Disney Plus in the US, the UK and Australia, according to JustWatch via TMDB as checked on November 2, 2026. No streaming listing or home release date exists yet for Starfighter.

For preparation, the best use of the time is a rewatch, and the Star Wars timeline shows where each released film sits. Trailers will be collected at Star Wars: Starfighter trailer once one is released.

Opinion, not sourced fact: an unchanged date is arguably the most reassuring fact available, because it suggests the schedule has held through production. Starfighter is arriving with an audience that is curious and, perhaps, a little cautious.