Horror Queen to Space Villain: Mia Goth Joins Ryan Gosling’s “Star Wars: Starfighter”
The news broke at the end of last week that rising star Mia Goth is joining Ryan Gosling in Star Wars: Starfighter. Goth’s current dance card is loaded with major movies—she’ll next be seen in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, playing Victor Frankenstein’s (Oscar Isaac) fiané, Elisabeth, and after that, she’ll appear in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in an undisclosed role—so why not add a role as the villain in arguably the most iconic film franchise of them all?
Goth joins Gosling in his Star Wars debut, too, with the film slated for production this fall and a release date scheduled for May 28, 2027. When the world learned that Gosling’s Star Wars: Starfighter was a reality at the Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, the actor said that the script, from Jonathan Tropper, “is filled with so much heart and adventure, and there just really is not a more perfect filmmaker for this particular story than Shawn.” Goth becomes the first major addition to the cast to join Gosling.
The script is currently being kept sealed in carbonite, but the barest sketch has been revealed; Gosling plays a character who is trying to protect a young person from evil pursuers, and Goth is set to play one of those pursuers. Star Wars: Starfighter is not connected to the Skywalker Saga, which began with George Lucas’s 1977 galaxy-creating Star Wars IV: A New Hope, and carried on through 8 more films. Starfighter is set roughly five years after the events of J.J. Abrams’ 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the film that, for a time, anyway, ended the Skywalker Saga. (The Saga will presumably continue when Daisy Ridley’s upcoming new Star Wars film gets released.)
Goth became a beloved figure in the horror world after starring in Ti West’s trilogy—X, Pearl, and MaXXXine—playing several characters. Her star is certainly on the rise, and now will shine in a galaxy far, far away.
Featured image: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 06: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been shot in black and white. Color version not available.) Mia Goth attends Vanity Fair and Lancôme Toast Women in Hollywood on February 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
