Post-First Order politics
What institutions, governments, or local authorities fill the political space after the collapse of the Final Order?
Upcoming theatrical film · Officially announced
Star Wars: Starfighter
A future-facing research page built only from confirmed information. Full plot analysis will be added after the film releases.
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Story and context
May 28, 2027
Star Wars: Starfighter is an upcoming standalone theatrical film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Jonathan Tropper. Ryan Gosling stars as Kade Auberon alongside Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Amy Adams.
Lucasfilm has placed the story approximately five years after The Rise of Skywalker and scheduled the theatrical release for May 28, 2027. IDS is intentionally not inventing a plot summary or final anthropological interpretation before the film is available.
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Research questions to watch
Mobility and frontier life
How will the film use travel, starfighter culture, borders, or remote regions to define social status and danger?
Memory and personal history
The official premise emphasizes a mysterious past, making identity, reputation, and remembered history likely areas for later analysis.
A new historical period
Because the film enters a previously unexplored post-Episode IX period, IDS will track how it defines continuity with the sequel era without assuming those answers in advance.
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