{"id":1949393,"date":"2025-08-08T13:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1949393"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:35:15","slug":"matt-smiths-role-in-star-wars-starfighter-possibly-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matt-smiths-role-in-star-wars-starfighter-possibly-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Smith\u2019s Role in Star Wars: Starfighter Possibly Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New details about <strong>Matt Smith<\/strong>\u2018s character in <strong>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/strong> have potentially been revealed. Multiple outlets reported earlier this week that Smith has joined the cast of the Lucasfilm project as a villain. The movie also features Ryan Gosling and Mia Goth in the cast, with Deadpool &amp; Wolverine helmer Shawn Levy directing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Matt Smith could play a military general in Star Wars: Starfighter<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theinsneider?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeff Sneider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jeff Sneider<\/a>, Matt Smith is portraying a military general in Star Wars: Starfighter, which takes place five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX \u2014 The Rise of Skywalker. Sneider made this claim in his recent newsletter before discussing it on a new episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2_-9XSLf_dk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hot Mic with John Rocha;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hot Mic with John Rocha<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the podcast, Rocha brought up Smith\u2019s casting, mentioned \u201crumors\u201d about the Doctor Who actor portraying an antagonistic role, and noted that this character would appear alongside a female villain. Notably, back in May 2025, it was reported that Goth had boarded the project to play an antagonist opposite Gosling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked about his thoughts on the subject, Sneider stated that he wasn\u2019t a fan of Smith before claiming neither Smith nor Goth\u2019s outing as a villain in Starfighter will be \u201ciconic.\u201d He added that Smith\u2019s character \u201cdoesn\u2019t have Force powers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sneider continued, \u201cHe\u2019s like a military general.\u201d The journalist also mentioned that he doesn\u2019t know much about Goth\u2019s character. He also declined to comment on whether Gosling\u2019s character is a Force-sensitive individual in the movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sneider further stated that Smith wasn\u2019t the first choice to play the role in Starfighter and that \u201ca lot of people have been passing on this movie.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/star-wars-star-fighter-matt-smith-villain-ryan-gosling-1236479292\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a> reported that Levy has met several individuals for this role and cited sources to report that the studio executives decided to cast the House of the Dragon star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rocha and Sneider also talked about speculations that Smith was being eyed to play Young Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker at one point and whether that had any impact on his casting in Starfighter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Levy will direct Star Wars: Starfighter from a script by Jonathan Tropper. Production begins this fall. The movie comes out in US theaters on May 28, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways New details about Matt Smith\u2018s character in Star Wars: Starfighter have potentially been revealed. 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