Star Wars: Starfighter Villain Mia Goth Confirms It’s A Standalone, Not A Prequel

Mia Goth is swapping scream queen chaos for hyperspace. She just teased her role in 'Star Wars: Starfighter,' and it sounds like she signed up for the version with a difficulty slider cranked to max.

What Goth actually said

'It is really intense, but I love it. I am being pushed in a way that I have never been pushed before.'

'This is a completely separate film, not a prequel. It is its own thing, with new characters. And it is a great script, a really great script.'

The character she is playing is still under wraps, though the buzz is that she is the villain. Plot specifics are a mystery too, but the timeline is clear: the movie lands five years after 2019's 'The Rise of Skywalker.' So, post-Episode IX, but with a clean slate of characters. Honestly, that is a welcome swing.

Who is making this and who is in it

Shawn Levy, the filmmaker behind 'Deadpool and Wolverine,' is directing. The cast lineup is stacked with Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, and Amy Adams alongside Goth. At Star Wars Celebration 2025, Gosling basically said Star Wars shaped how he thinks about movies, and he gushed about this script being loaded with heart, adventure, and original characters, calling Levy the perfect fit to tell it.

Goth is busy elsewhere too

Before she gets to lightsabers and starfighters, Goth turns up in Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' — in theaters this week and streaming on Netflix next month — and she is also in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' which hits theaters next year.

• Title: Star Wars: Starfighter
• Setting: Five years after 'The Rise of Skywalker' (2019)
• Standalone: Not a prequel; new characters
• Director: Shawn Levy
• Cast: Mia Goth, Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Amy Adams
• Goth's role: Under wraps, reportedly the villain
• Release date: May 28, 2027
• Also starring Goth: del Toro's 'Frankenstein' (theaters this week; Netflix next month), Nolan's 'The Odyssey' (next year)