{"id":35917,"date":"2026-08-10T05:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35917"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:54:24","slug":"starfighter-actor-reveals-the-experience-that-blew-him-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35917","title":{"rendered":"Starfighter Actor Reveals The Experience That Blew Him Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of the actors of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/star-wars-starfighter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em><\/strong><\/a> has revealed his deep connection to the galaxy far, far away.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Pierre revealed in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/lanterns-aaron-pierre-gq-hype\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>GQ<\/em><\/a> that his relationship with the <em>Star Wars<\/em> franchise began nearly three decades ago. The actor explained how he was only five years old when he first watched <em>Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/em> in theaters with his parents in 1999. And the experience was mind-blowing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"sw-quiz\">\n<p>  <canvas class=\"sw-particles\" id=\"sw-particles\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s0\" name=\"sw-step\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s1\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s2\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s3\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s4\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s5\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s6\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s7\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-s8\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-sR\" name=\"sw-step\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q1a\" name=\"sw-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q1b\" name=\"sw-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q1c\" name=\"sw-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q1d\" name=\"sw-q1\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q2a\" name=\"sw-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q2b\" name=\"sw-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q2c\" name=\"sw-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q2d\" name=\"sw-q2\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q3a\" name=\"sw-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q3b\" name=\"sw-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q3c\" name=\"sw-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q3d\" name=\"sw-q3\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q4a\" name=\"sw-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q4b\" name=\"sw-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q4c\" name=\"sw-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q4d\" name=\"sw-q4\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q5a\" name=\"sw-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q5b\" name=\"sw-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q5c\" name=\"sw-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q5d\" name=\"sw-q5\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q6a\" name=\"sw-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q6b\" name=\"sw-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q6c\" name=\"sw-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q6d\" name=\"sw-q6\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q7a\" name=\"sw-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q7b\" name=\"sw-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q7c\" name=\"sw-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q7d\" name=\"sw-q7\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q8a\" name=\"sw-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q8b\" name=\"sw-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q8c\" name=\"sw-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"sw-q8d\" name=\"sw-q8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-slides\">\n<p>    <!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl0\">\n<div class=\"sw-intro-box\">\n        <span class=\"sw-ep-label\">A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away \u00b7 Eight Questions<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"sw-main-title\">How Well Do You Know Star Wars?<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"sw-crawl-sub\">\u201cThe Force will be with you. Always.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sw-theme-previews\">\n<p><span class=\"sw-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udde1\ufe0f<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-name\" style=\"color:#7ec4e8\">Jedi Order<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-words\">Light-side guardians<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw-theme-icon\">\u26a1<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-name\" style=\"color:#e85060\">The Sith<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-words\">Rule of two<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw-theme-icon\">\u2699\ufe0f<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-name\" style=\"color:#e8c870\">The Rebellion<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-words\">A new hope<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw-theme-icon\">\ud83e\ude93<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-name\" style=\"color:#d4a574\">Bounty Hunters<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-words\">This is the way<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udc51<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-name\" style=\"color:#a8a8b8\">The Empire<\/span><span class=\"sw-theme-words\">Order 66<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-primary\" for=\"sw-s1\">PUNCH IT! \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q1: 1977 release --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl1\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>01<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">The original Star Wars film \u2014 later retitled Episode IV: A New Hope \u2014 opened in just 32 American theatres and proceeded to become the highest-grossing film of its era, redefining what summer blockbusters could be. In which year did it premiere?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-1a\" for=\"sw-q1a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>1975<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-1b\" for=\"sw-q1b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>1977<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-1c\" for=\"sw-q1c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>1979<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-1d\" for=\"sw-q1d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>1980<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! 1977 \u2014 specifically May 25. 20th Century Fox had so little faith in the project they only opened it in 32 theatres at first; queues quickly stretched around the block, and the film expanded to over 1,000 screens within months. It earned $307 million in its initial domestic run, won six Academy Awards (with another four nominations) and inverted Hollywood\u2019s economics for the next 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is 1977. 1975 is when the script was being shopped around. 1979 is when Star Trek: The Motion Picture released as a Star Wars-shaped countermove. 1980 is The Empire Strikes Back. The original Star Wars is May 25, 1977.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s2\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q2: Lucas \/ director --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl2\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>02<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">A New Hope\u2019s writer-director was a then-32-year-old American Graffiti veteran who\u2019d struggled to get the project greenlit and famously took back-end profit and merchandising rights in lieu of a higher salary \u2014 the deal that would build a billion-dollar company. He returned to direct the prequels but stepped away from the original-trilogy sequels. Name him.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-2a\" for=\"sw-q2a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>Steven Spielberg<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-2b\" for=\"sw-q2b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>George Lucas<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-2c\" for=\"sw-q2c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>Francis Ford Coppola<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-2d\" for=\"sw-q2d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>Irvin Kershner<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! George Lucas. The merchandising rights he kept (because Fox didn\u2019t value them) became the financial bedrock of Lucasfilm and the basis of the modern toys-and-licensing megabusiness. After A New Hope, Lucas produced but didn\u2019t direct Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner) or Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand), then directed all three prequels (1999\u20132005). He sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 and stepped away from creative control of the sequels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is George Lucas. Steven Spielberg was Lucas\u2019s close friend (and the godfather of his post-A-New-Hope career) but never directed a Star Wars film. Coppola was Lucas\u2019s mentor at USC and at American Zoetrope. Irvin Kershner directed Empire Strikes Back. The original is Lucas\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s3\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q3: I am your father --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl3\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">In 1980\u2019s The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader delivers cinema\u2019s most-misquoted line at the climax of his Cloud City duel with Luke Skywalker. Vader severs Luke\u2019s hand and reveals their relationship. The exact line is \u2014 for the record \u2014 \u201cNo, I am your father.\u201d What relationship does it confirm?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-3a\" for=\"sw-q3a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>Vader is Luke\u2019s uncle<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-3b\" for=\"sw-q3b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>Vader is Luke\u2019s father (Anakin Skywalker)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-3c\" for=\"sw-q3c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>Vader is Obi-Wan\u2019s brother<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-3d\" for=\"sw-q3d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>Vader is Han\u2019s father<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Vader is Anakin Skywalker, Luke\u2019s father. The reveal was so jealously guarded that Mark Hamill was only told the real line on set the day they shot it (the script said \u201cObi-Wan killed your father\u201d), and even James Earl Jones recorded the dub without knowing the full plot context. The line \u2014 commonly misquoted as \u201cLuke, I am your father\u201d \u2014 rewrote what trilogies could pull off and is broadly considered cinema\u2019s most famous twist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is that Vader is Luke\u2019s father, Anakin Skywalker. The whole foundation of the Skywalker saga collapses to this single twist: Anakin (the Jedi prodigy of the prequels) becomes Vader after his fall. Luke and Leia are revealed in Return of the Jedi to be his twin children, separated at birth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s4\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q4: Yoda voice \/ Frank Oz --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl4\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>04<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">Yoda \u2014 the green, ear-twitching Jedi Master \u2014 was puppeted and voiced from his Empire Strikes Back debut through the prequels and the sequels by a single Muppet-show-veteran performer who also voices Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear. Name him.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-4a\" for=\"sw-q4a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>Jim Henson<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-4b\" for=\"sw-q4b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>Frank Oz<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-4c\" for=\"sw-q4c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>Steve Whitmire<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-4d\" for=\"sw-q4d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>Brian Henson<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Frank Oz \u2014 longtime Jim Henson collaborator and voice\/puppet work on Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle and Grover. Oz puppeted Yoda directly through The Phantom Menace before CGI took over for Attack of the Clones onward, but he\u2019s continued to voice the character through the sequels and animated series. Yoda\u2019s syntax was developed jointly by Lucas and Oz to feel old, foreign and hard-won.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Frank Oz. Jim Henson was Oz\u2019s mentor and collaborator (he created the Muppets) but didn\u2019t voice Yoda. Steve Whitmire took over Kermit after Henson\u2019s 1990 death. Brian Henson is Jim\u2019s son and runs the Henson company today. Yoda is Frank Oz\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s5\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q5: Disney acquisition year --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl5\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>05<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">In a deal that reshaped Hollywood, Disney acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion in cash and stock \u2014 bringing Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ILM and Skywalker Sound under the Disney umbrella. The deal also kicked off the sequel trilogy production. In what year did Disney close the acquisition?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-5a\" for=\"sw-q5a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>2009<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-5b\" for=\"sw-q5b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>2010<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-5c\" for=\"sw-q5c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>2012<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-5d\" for=\"sw-q5d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>2014<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! 2012 \u2014 specifically October 30. The deal was announced with simultaneous reveal that a Star Wars Episode VII was being developed for a 2015 release. Lucas had been quietly preparing his exit from Lucasfilm for years; Kathleen Kennedy had been brought in as co-chair months earlier specifically to take over. The Force Awakens came out three years later, in December 2015, kicking off the modern era.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is 2012. 2009 is when Disney acquired Marvel ($4 billion). 2010 is the year before Lucas began signalling exit plans. 2014 is when production proper began on The Force Awakens. Lucasfilm joined Disney on October 30, 2012.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s6\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q6: Mandalorian --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl6\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">The Mandalorian launched as Disney+\u2019s flagship original on November 12, 2019 \u2014 the day the streaming service itself launched. Created by Jon Favreau and run by Dave Filoni, the show centres on a helmeted bounty hunter who reluctantly becomes a foster father to \u201cThe Child\u201d (Grogu). What is the Mandalorian\u2019s real name?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-6a\" for=\"sw-q6a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>Boba Fett<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-6b\" for=\"sw-q6b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>Cobb Vanth<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-6c\" for=\"sw-q6c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>Din Djarin<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-6d\" for=\"sw-q6d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>Bo-Katan Kryze<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Din Djarin \u2014 played by Pedro Pascal under the helmet (with body double Brendan Wayne handling much of the physical work). The Mandalorian is widely credited with reviving Star Wars on TV, popularising the StageCraft LED-volume virtual production technology now used across Hollywood, and turning baby Yoda \u2014 Grogu \u2014 into the meme-economy phenomenon of late 2019. Three seasons have aired with a feature film, The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu, set for May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Din Djarin. Boba Fett is the famous bounty hunter from the original trilogy, with his own Disney+ spinoff (The Book of Boba Fett, 2021). Cobb Vanth is the Tatooine marshal played by Timothy Olyphant. Bo-Katan Kryze is the Mandalorian princess played by Katee Sackhoff. The Mandalorian himself is Din Djarin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s7\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q7: Order 66 \/ Revenge of the Sith --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl7\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>07<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">Order 66 \u2014 the secret directive that turns the Republic\u2019s clone troopers against their Jedi commanders and effectively ends the Jedi Order \u2014 is dramatised in the climactic third act of which prequel film?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-7a\" for=\"sw-q7a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-7b\" for=\"sw-q7b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>Episode II: Attack of the Clones<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-7c\" for=\"sw-q7c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>Episode III: Revenge of the Sith<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-7d\" for=\"sw-q7d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>Rogue One<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). Palpatine\u2019s \u201cExecute Order 66\u201d comm to the clone armies leads to the methodical, planet-by-planet liquidation of the Jedi Order \u2014 one of the saga\u2019s most operatic sequences, scored to John Williams\u2019 \u201cAnakin\u2019s Betrayal\u201d cue. The same film features Anakin\u2019s fall to the Dark Side, the Mustafar duel with Obi-Wan, and his rebirth as Darth Vader in the suit. Widely re-evaluated as the best of the prequels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Revenge of the Sith. Phantom Menace ends with Qui-Gon\u2019s death and the unveiling of Darth Maul. Attack of the Clones ends with the Clone Wars beginning. Rogue One is set just before A New Hope, after Order 66 has long since happened. The Order 66 sequence is the climax of Episode III.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-s8\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q8: Andor \/ Tony Gilroy --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-sl8\">\n<div class=\"sw-question-card\">\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-question-text\">Andor (2022\u201325) is widely regarded as the most adult, politically literate Star Wars project ever made \u2014 a slow-burn prequel to Rogue One charting Cassian Andor\u2019s radicalisation against the Empire. The series was created and showrun by a writer\/director best known for the original Bourne trilogy and Michael Clayton. Name him.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-8a\" for=\"sw-q8a\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">A<\/span>Tony Gilroy<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-8b\" for=\"sw-q8b\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">B<\/span>Rian Johnson<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-8c\" for=\"sw-q8c\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">C<\/span>Jon Favreau<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"sw-option-btn sw-opt-8d\" for=\"sw-q8d\"><span class=\"sw-option-letter\">D<\/span>Dave Filoni<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Tony Gilroy. He\u2019d previously been brought in for extensive Rogue One reshoots in 2016, and Lucasfilm gave him near-total creative independence on Andor. Season 1 (12 episodes, 2022) is widely regarded as Star Wars\u2019 finest dramatic writing ever; Season 2 (also 12 episodes, in four three-episode jumps across 2025) closes the gap to Rogue One\u2019s opening scene. Gilroy\u2019s prior credits: Bourne Identity \/ Supremacy \/ Ultimatum \/ Legacy, plus directing Michael Clayton (2007).<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Tony Gilroy. Rian Johnson directed The Last Jedi (2017). Jon Favreau created The Mandalorian and is Lucasfilm\u2019s Disney+-era animation\/live-action lieutenant. Dave Filoni runs the Filoniverse (Clone Wars, Rebels, Ahsoka, the upcoming Heir to the Empire film). Andor is Tony Gilroy\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-next\" for=\"sw-sR\">REVEAL MY RATING \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- RESULTS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sw-slide sw-slR\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"sw-result-label\">The Force Has Spoken \u00b7 Final Tally<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"sw-result-title\">Your Galactic Standing<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"sw-score-box\">\n        <span class=\"sw-score-icon\">\ud83d\udde1\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n          <span class=\"sw-score-num\"\/><span class=\"sw-score-of\"> \/ 8<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"sw-score-msg\">Jedi Master \u2014 or moisture farmer on Tatooine?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><label class=\"sw-btn-restart\" for=\"sw-s0\">\u2934 ANOTHER GO<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/star-wars-phantom-menace-3d-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/em><\/a> ended up having a lasting impact on the actor. Pierre remembers being overwhelmed (in a good way) by the scale of the movie and the feeling that he was actually being transported into the universe. The movie was so memorable that he can still remember small details about that day, including the bus he and his family took to go home after.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 27 years later, Pierre is experiencing the franchise from an entirely different perspective when he joined <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/star-wars-starfighter-ryan-gosling-end-of-an-era-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\">the cast of <em>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em><\/a>. The actor explained how special and surreal it was to actually be a part of a franchise that had been so important to him since childhood.<\/p>\n<p>The role is a full circle moment for Pierre. In 1999, he was a five-year-old who loved <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/star-wars-timeline-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">the <em>Star Wars<\/em> universe<\/a>. And, three decades later, the actor is now a cast member in another chapter of the franchise that he has loved so much throughout his life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em> is an upcoming standalone live-action film set within the <em>Star Wars<\/em> universe. Directed by Shawn Levy, the movie takes place five years after the events of <em>Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker<\/em> and follows a pilot who must protect a boy from dangerous enemies.<\/p>\n<p>The film will explore a section of the <em>Star Wars<\/em> timeline that has never been seen before. Levy has described the installment as an original, self-contained project instead of a continuation of an existing storyline. It will focus on new characters instead of relying on established figures from the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Pierre and his co-stars&#8217; roles in <em>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em> are all currently undisclosed. The upcoming science fiction film will feature an impressive lineup. The cast consists of Ryan Gosling, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Amy Adams.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Star Wars: Starfighter <\/em><\/strong>will be released in theaters on May 28, 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-screen large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"0984-4f0a-9ffc719b4f53\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"X73kthn8EH\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=300&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=300&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=320&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=320&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"960\" height=\"1374\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2026\/06\/star-wars-starfighter-poster-placeholder.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- User Rating widget --><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n                                                                                                                            <!--  Display card tags widget --><\/p>\n<p>                                                <!--  Display card community and brand rating widget --><br \/>\n                                                                <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<dl>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Release Date<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 28, 2027<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Director<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Levy<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card main info widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--  Display card media widget start --><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card media widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Cast widget start --><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- Cast widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Where to watch button preview --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Where to watch preview end --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Extra content section, display hidden by default --><br \/>\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"extra-content-0984-4f0a-9ffc719b4f53\" name=\"extra-content-0984-4f0a-9ffc719b4f53\" class=\"expand-extra-info-checkbox css-menu-checkbox\"\/> <!-- Checkbox: control the expandable behavior  of the extra info --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Display card footer --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- PROS and CONS section --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the actors of Star Wars: Starfighter has revealed his deep connection to the galaxy far, far away. Aaron Pierre revealed in an interview with GQ that his relationship with the Star Wars franchise began nearly three decades ago. The actor explained how he was only five years old when he first watched Star&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star-wars-starfighter-ryan-gosling-movie-1.png?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsweek-trending"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}