Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy says his Star Wars film "inherits legacy themes," but is "really trying" to be "something fresh, something new"

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Shawn Levy wants Star Wars: Starfighter to be fresh

Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray in Star Wars: Starfighter
(Image credit: Shawn Levy)

Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter film is going all-in on bringing something new to a galaxy far, far away.

As revealed in an interview with Collider, Levy's mission statement for the Ryan Gosling-led Star Wars adventure is to bring something fresh to the franchise while still nodding towards what Levy describes as "legacy themes."

"It is different in that it is an all-new non-sequel, non-prequel adventure," Levy explained. "It's new characters, it's a new timeline. It inherits legacy themes, but it's really trying to give Star Wars [fans] – and just movie audiences – something fresh, something new. And with a spirit of play and big-hearted adventure with moments of real levity that, frankly, A New Hope had in a revolutionary way."

"That’s also in the future. It’s all post-[the first] nine. Shawn’s is a standalone Star Wars story that'll take place post-nine, maybe five or six years out," Kennedy told Deadline.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

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