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Thomas Newman to Score Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’

Director Shawn Levy (Deadpool vs. WolverineNight at the Museum) has revealed in a recent interview on the On Film…With Kevin McCarthy podcast that Thomas Newman (The Shawshank RedemptionAmerican BeautyFinding Nemo1917SkyfallRoad to Perdition,  Wall-EBridge of Spies)  is set to compose the music for the upcoming feature Star Wars: Starfighter. The film is directed by Levy and stars Ryan Gosling, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Simon Bird, Aaron Pierre, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings & Amy Adams. The movie will take place five years after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. No plot details have been announced yet. Jonathan Tropper (Your Friends & NeighborsWarrior) wrote the screenplay. 

Levy is also producing the Lucasfilm production with Kathleen Kennedy (Jurassic ParkE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial). Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled to be released on May 28, 2027 by Walt Disney Pictures.