The mystery that had hovered for weeks along the Red Coast has finally been revealed: the filming made between Trinità d’Agultu, Red Island and Costa Paradiso in Sardinia were dedicated to Star Wars: Starfighter. This was confirmed by the same director Shawn Levy, who with a post on social media revealed the first image of the film, showing Ryan Gosling and the young debutant Flynn Gray against the background of the Mediterranean blue.
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An unpublished chapter of the saga and a stellar cast
The Disney-Lucasfilm troupe had arrived in Gallura in early September, turning without official statements. The hypotheses were chasing each other: Marvel production, live action of a Disney classic or perhaps a new chapter of Star Wars. Now the confirmation came directly from the director with the message “Somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea #starfighter”. A declaration that has transformed the Sardinian coast into a new piece of the universe created by George Lucas.
According to what was announced, Star Wars: Starfighter It will be an original story set five years later Skywalker’s ascent. The release in American cinemas is set for May 28, 2027, with a global distribution that will report the saga in theaters almost eight years from the last main episode. The film will be a stand-alone work, ready to introduce unpublished characters and a period never explored first in the distant galaxy.
In addition to Gosling and Gray, the project boasts a leading cast: Amy Adams, Mia Goth, Matt Smith, Aaron Pierre, Daniel Ings, Simon Bird and Jamael Westman. The script bears Jonathan Trueper’s signature, while the production is led by Levy together with Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.
Sardinia between cinema and tourism: a fragile balance
For Gallura it is an extraordinary opportunity for visibility. After the success of The little mermaidshot between Golfo Aranci, Santa Teresa and Castelsardo, now also the Costa Paradiso is affirmed as a privileged scenario for international cinema.
Yet, if on the one hand the presence of Star Wars: Starfighter In Gallura it represents an exceptional showcase for tourism, on the other it inevitably raises concerns. The Costa Paradiso and the area of Trinità d’Agultu are places of rare beauty but also fragile ecosystems, already testing by the summer tourist pressure. The arrival of a global brand like Star Wars In fact, it could attract crazy fans and curious, with the risk of a new Overurism that could compromise the natural balance of the area.
The hope is that the cinematographic enthusiasm does not translate into an uncontrolled assault, but that it becomes an opportunity to promote sustainable tourism, capable of enhancing local wealth without disfiguring them. Because if the cinema has the power to transform a landscape into myth, it is up to communities, institutions and visitors the task of preserving its authentic beauty.
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