Star Wars: Starfighter Adds 6 to Cast, Including Amy Adams

Star Wars: Starfighter has added six new cast members.

Star Wars: Starfighter is the upcoming Lucasfilm movie that is being directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy. It was previously announced that the film will star Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, and Matt Smith.

Who has joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter?

As announced by Lucasfilm, the cast of the new Star Wars movie also now includes Amy Adams, Aaron Pierre, Flynn Gray, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, and Daniel Ings. Production on the project has now begun in the United Kingdom.

“I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on Star Wars: Starfighter,” Levy said in a statement. “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.”

Adams is known for playing Lois Lane in the DCEU, and for starring in movies such as 2007’s Enchanted, 2013’s American Hustle, 2016’s Arrival, 2021’s Dear Evan Hansen, and many more. She most recently was seen in 2024’s Nightbitch, while she’s also attached to appear in the upcoming Cape Fear television series.

Pierre has been cast as the Green Lantern John Stewart and will make his DCU debut in the Lanterns television show. He voiced Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King and also starred as Terry Richmond in 2024’s Rebel Ridge.

Star Wars: Starfighter is set after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The movie currently has a May 28, 2027, release date from Lucasfilm.

Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net