Matt Smith will play the villain in Star Wars: Starfighter. The House Of The Dragon star has signed up to appear alongside Ryan Gosling and Mia Goth in the upcoming film after director Shawn Levy met with a number of actors about the key role in the movie, and executives opted for the former Doctor Who lead, Deadline reports.

Exact details on Smith's role in the film are being kept vague, but sources told the outlet it will be one of the villains.

Star Wars: Starfighter – which will begin shooting later this year ahead of a May 2027 release – will act as a standalone movie within the space opera franchise and will be set five years after 2019's The Rise Of Skywalker.

Director Levy recently teased the film will be a whole "new adventure" for fans. He said: “There are many rum

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