Nearly four months after their official announcement, significant updates have emerged for two highly anticipated Star Wars films, including the much-discussed Taika Waititi Star Wars update. Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter, featuring Ryan Gosling, is moving ahead with a planned release date set for May 28, 2027, while Taika Waititi’s film remains without an official debut timeline.
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie Gains a Working Title
After a developmental period spanning five years, Taika Waititi’s Star Wars project has finally been assigned a working title: Cosmic Doom. The film is currently being produced under the codename Ghost Truck 6. Despite this progress, specific details regarding the storyline and characters remain confidential at this stage.
Waititi will direct the movie using a screenplay penned by Tony McNamara, an Oscar-nominated writer. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has voiced strong trust in Waititi’s approach to the project, emphasizing patience in the creative process.
Taika is on Taika time . . . I’ve just continually said to him, look, when you feel that you’re ready and you can really devote the time, we’re going to do it,
Kennedy said.
We’ll be waiting . . . I’m just hoping we get there. That will be a great Star Wars movie.
—Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm president
Progress and Setting of Shawn Levy’s Starfighter
Meanwhile, production on Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter is expected to begin this September in London and continue through December. Before revealing its official title, the project was known internally as Kyber Mist and operated under the production name Blue Mist Productions.
The film stars Ryan Gosling alongside Mia Goth and is described as a standalone story unfolding five years after the events of 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. Studio sources emphasize that it will present fresh characters within a previously unexplored era of the Star Wars universe.
it is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.
—Studio representative
Significance of These Updates for Star Wars Fans
The revelation of Cosmic Doom as the working title for Taika Waititi’s long-awaited Star Wars movie signals key progress in what has been a lengthy development cycle. Kathleen Kennedy’s comments highlight the studio’s commitment to quality over speed, indicating Waititi’s vision is being carefully nurtured. Meanwhile, the timeline set for Starfighter’s production in London and its clear placement in the expanded Star Wars timeline offer fans a new adventure to anticipate within this beloved saga.
As these projects continue to evolve, they are poised to expand the Star Wars universe with distinct narratives, innovative storytelling, and fresh characters, potentially shaping the franchise’s future trajectory for years to come.
