Ryan Gosling in Star Wars: Starfighter; fans are loving the first glimpse

Filmmaker Shawn Levy shared a recent pic of Ryan Gosling from the set of Star Wars: Starfighter, which is getting a lot of buzz from fans.

The image featuring Ryan alongside fellow actor Flynn Gray on Thursday, September 18th. The serious-toned photograph captures both performers on a boat in Mediterranean waters, accompanied by the caption "Somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. #Starfighter." The post indicates the location as Sardinia, Italy.

Ryan Gosling's new picture from Star Wars: Starfighter, shared by director Shawn Levy, receives traction from fans

However, one wrote in comments, "That’s Lake Ontario."

"We've seen more press for the 2027 Star Wars film than the 2026 one lmfao," a fan said.

After this visual preview, both industry colleagues and fans flocked to social media platforms to voice their enthusiasm.

Although makers have not revealed much, Disney did confirm that the Jonathan Tropper-written story is set five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. There will be new characters in a brand-new adventure in a period of time that hasn't been explored by the franchise on screen thus far.

The movie features a stellar cast, including Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings and Amy Adams, besides Ryan. It is expected that Mia Goth will be playing a villain.

After The Mandalorian & Grogu releases next May, this is the next plot. With a release date of May 28, 2027, this will be second Star Wars film to come out after The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. However, it is likely still too early for a teaser.

At Star Wars Celebration 2025, the director, along with Ryan, stood in front of an X-wing on stage, hinting that the film may have something to do with space flight.

"It's probably framed my idea of what a movie even was," Ryan Gosling had said at the event.

"All of that aside, I think the reality is that this script is just so good. It has such a good story with great and original characters, it's filled with so much heart and adventure, and there just really is not a more perfect filmmaker for this particular story than Shawn."

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