Ryan Gosling Goes from Mouseketeer to Star Wars at D23
This D23 reveal connects Ryan Gosling’s early Disney history with his next major franchise role, making the Mickey Mouse Club-to-Star Wars transition the real hook. The jacket handoff also gives fans an early visual introduction to Kade Auberon, a rogue tied to the galaxy’s fastest starfighter, while Shawn Levy’s direction signals a fresh character-driven entry for the series.
Ryan Gosling just went from Mouseketeer to a galaxy far, far away. At D23, Gosling walked onstage wearing a Mickey Mouse Club jacket honoring where his Disney career began before trading it for the jacket worn by his new Star Wars: Starfighter character, Kade Auberon.
Gosling plays a rogue from the wrong side of the galaxy who becomes connected to the fastest starfighter ever built. Directed by Shawn Levy, Star Wars: Starfighter gives the franchise a new story and character while putting one of Hollywood’s biggest stars behind the controls.
Star Wars: Starfighter opens exclusively in theaters on May 28, 2027, exactly 50 years after the original Star Wars arrived in theaters.
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