May the force be with you, Star Wars fans. We've still got a couple of weeks until Star Wars Day, May 4, but did you know today is the start of the Japan 2025 Star Wars Celebration? It's a time to celebrate all we love about Star Wars and show our spirit. And what better way to do so than with some new merch? Amazon just released new merchandise in honor of the Japan 2025 Star Wars Celebration. There are even exclusive items you can grab that were supposed to...

If anything, the 12 new chapters have even more character development, complex political intrigue and new worlds to understand. Credit that to showrunner Tony Gilroy, the acclaimed screenwriter of the “Bourne” movies (2002-2016) and writer-director of “Michael Clayton” (2007), a multi-Oscar-nominated look at ruthless corporate chicanery that foreshadows some of the Galactic Empire’s predations in the series he created. You don’t embark on something this huge without a lot of foreplay beforehand.

“Star Wars” has its new leading man. Ryan Gosling is going to a galaxy far, far away. The actor has joined his “Deadpool & Wolverine” director Shawn Levy for the highly-anticipated “Star Wars: Starfighter.” The news was announced on Friday in Japan at the “Star Wars” Celebration 2025, in which Gosling, 44, surprised the crowd by taking center stage. The actor expressed his excitement about being a part of the legendary flick, which promised not to be a prequel or sequel but a standalone. “This is the perfect place to...

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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Star Wars Celebration is here and with it are a number of exciting announcements including the first look at "The Mandalorian & Grogu," info about Shawn Levy's upcoming "Star Wars" film, and the new animated series "Maul: Shadow Lord." Read More: Oscar Winning Actress Says No to Ryan Gosling's 'Star Wars' Movie Here's all the big announcements coming out of Star Wars Celebration...

A new “Star Wars” animated series focusing on Darth Maul is coming to Disney+ in 2026, with Sam Witwer returning to voice the iconic villain. The news was announced at this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo on Friday, with Witwer on hand. The show’s title is “Maul — Shadow Lord,” and will mark Witwer’s fourth time providing the antagonist’s evil tone. He has previously voiced Maul in animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels,” as well as in the 2018 film “Solo: A Star Wars...

At Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan today during a panel celebrating 20 years of Lucasfilm Animation history, the studio confirmed its next big animated chapter will be none other than a Darth Maul series. Carrying on a legacy that began with the 3DCG Clone Wars series, before carrying on into the likes of Rebels, Resistance, Bad Batch, and animated anthologies like the Tales series, Maul: Shadow Lord will follow Maul, seemingly as he builds out the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate. The trailer shown to gathered fans in the hall...

Ryan Gosling is officially headed to a galaxy far, far away. Lucasfilm confirms that the star will lead a new “Star Wars” film, titled “Star Wars: Starfighter,” with Shawn Levy directing. The film is eyeing a fall production start and has set a theatrical release date of May 28, 2027.

Fans holding out hope for Star Wars movie news beyond just The Mandalorian & Grogu are in luck. At Star Wars Celebration Japan, Lucasfilm announced that the next film to hit theaters after Mando is called Star Wars: Starfighter. Shawn Levy directs, Ryan Gosling stars, shooting starts this fall, and it’ll be out May 28, 2027. It’s a standalone adventure that takes place a few years after the events of Episode 9. “This script is so good,” Gosling said. “It’s filled with so much heart and adventure. There is not...

Mikey Madison won’t journey into a Galaxy Far Far Away for her first project after picking up the best actress Oscar. Sources tell Variety that Madison was offered a role in the new and untitled “Star Wars” movie directed by “Deadpool & Wolverine” filmmaker Shawn Levy, but conversations have since ended with the “Anora” star passing on the part. As previously reported, screenwriter Jonathan Tropper (“This Is Where I Leave You,” “The Adam Project”) has been writing the screenplay for the film, which will star Ryan Gosling. Levy — who...