Star Wars Celebration: Ryan Gosling, Pedro Pascal reveal 'Starfighter,' 'Mandalorian & Grogu' details in Japan
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TOKYO — Star Wars Celebration is underway in Tokyo, Japan, where over 100,000 people from 125 different countries have gathered to celebrate their love for “Star Wars.”

Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni talks about his experiences with and his love for the Star Wars brand.

The celebration kicked off Friday morning, when a stampede of guests made a mad-dash to the convention center floor.

From panels to shopping to cosplaying, Star Wars Celebration has it all, including some exclusive announcements from Lucasfilm and Disney.

At the big panel of the day, director Jon Favreau and the stars of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” took the stage to thunderous applause, where they introduced a first-look at the upcoming film, premiering in theaters May 22, 2026.

“The Mandalorian & Grogu” marks the first “Star Wars” theatrical release in seven years, and is a spinoff of Disney+’s wildly successful series “The Mandalorian.”

Pedro Pascal revealed his thoughts about the movie to On The Red Carpet. “I think Jon Favreau is a genius, and I think that this is going to be one of the best adventure movies ever.”

Sigourney Weaver, who is making her “Star Wars” debut, told us, “sci-fi fans are unlike any other fans. They are so passionate. They really believe. They give themselves wholeheartedly to the story.”

And we aren’t the only ones who love “Baby Yoda.” Pascal beamed over Grogu, saying, “he’s a baby! He’s a baby-baby yum-yum!”

Gosling told the audience, “I guess I was probably dreaming about ‘Star Wars’ before I even saw the film, and it’s probably framed my ideas of what a movie even was.”

“Starfighter” takes place approximately five years after 2019’s “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker,” a period in the “Star Wars” universe that has not yet been explored on screen.

Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy reveal details for “Star Wars: Starfighter” at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan.

“It feels so cliché to say that this really formed my idea of what movies are, and it’s not just that these movies gave me movie memories. They gave me life memories,” said Levy.

Production begins this fall, and the film will arrive in theaters May 28, 2027.

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