Star Wars Celebration2025 has already provided some shocking updates toStar Warsmovies and TV showsin just its first day, including major news aboutStar Wars’next two movies. There are a number ofupcomingStar Warsmoviesthat were announced some time ago but hadn’t yet been given a significant update, including Rey’s newStar Warsmovie, rumored to be titledStar Wars: New Jedi Order, Shawn Levy’sStar Warsmovie, Taika Waititi’sStar Warsmovie, and James Mangold’sStar Warsmovie, reportedly titledStar Wars: Dawn of the Jedi.
Many were hoping that Lucasfilm would shed significantly more light on these movies during Star Wars Celebration 2025, as there’s been rampant speculation and concern that some, if not many, of these movies would never come to fruition. Already, Lucasfilm has delivered for many of these movies, with the franchise confirmingthe direction ofStar Wars’futureon the first day of Celebration alone.Among these movie details was the shocking revelation aboutStar Wars’next two movies, which will be set decades apart.
Star Wars: Starfighter Opens Up A Whole New Time Period
This Movie Will Be Set “A Few Years” After The Sequel Trilogy
It’s long been known thatStar Wars’next movie will beThe Mandalorian and Grogu, starring titular characters Din Djarin and Grogu and set duringthe New Republic era. That movie, prior to yesterday, was the onlyStar Warsmovie to have a confirmed release date—August 10, 2025. However,Star Warsshocked everyone by revealing that Shawn Levy’sStar Warsmovie, confirmed to be titledStar Wars: Starfighter, will be next after that.
In addition to the release schedule news,Star Warsconfirmed thatStarfighterwill star Ryan Gosling, will be set"a few years"afterStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerintheStar Warstimeline, and will be released on July 06, 2025. This means thatStar Wars’next two movies,The Mandalorian and GroguandStarfighter, will be set decades apart from one another.Starfighter’stiming in particular will mean the movie is exploring a time yet to be shown on screen inStar Wars.
Star Wars’next two movies,The Mandalorian and GroguandStarfighter, will be set decades apart from one another.
We’re Seeing Two Very Different Parts Of The Star Wars Timeline
These Movies Will Effectively Show The Before And After Of The Sequels (With Different Characters)
During his discussion ofStarfighterat Star Wars Celebration 2025,Shawn Levy confirmed that the movie will be a true standalone with all new characters. This means that, thoughStarfighterwill follow on the heels of the sequel trilogy, it should not be seen as a continuation of that trilogy or its characters. Even so,Starfighterbeing set a few years afterThe Rise of Skywalkermeans the movie will explore the galaxy after the fall of the First Order for the first time.
Starfighterbeing set a few years afterThe Rise of Skywalkermeans the movie will explore the galaxy after the fall of the First Order for the first time.
Based on that,The Mandalorian and GroguandStarfighterwill be set in very different eras of theStar Warstimeline—one just before the sequel trilogy, and one just after it. Both will be incredible additions to the franchise, no doubt, but the unexpected news aboutStarfighter’stiming and release date makes it especially exciting. Based on this thrilling Star Wars Celebration 2025 news,StarfighterandThe Mandalorian and Groguwill take place decades apart, withStarfighterin particular revealing a brand-new era inStar Wars.
