Disney Casting Teen Lead for Mysterious UK Film, Likely Tied to Shawn Levy’s Star Wars ‘Starfighter’

Disney is currently reportedly casting for an untitled film set to shoot in the UK this September. According to insider Daniel Richtman on his Patreon account, they’re looking for someone to play “Tommy,” a white teen between 13 and 16 years old, described as “a soulful teen with a sharp mind and a quick tongue.“

Many fans and Richtman believe this could be for Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars movie, Starfighter, which is scheduled to begin filming in fall 2025. The film is set five years after The Rise of Skywalker and will feature new characters and a fresh storyline, separate from the Skywalker saga.

Ryan Gosling is, as far as we know, set to star in Starfighter, and the film is expected to bring a new adventure to the Star Wars universe. The casting of “Tommy” could indicate the introduction of a significant new character in this standalone film.

While there’s no official confirmation linking this casting call to Starfighter, the timing and details suggest a strong possibility. If not, it could be for another major Disney project, but the clues point toward Levy’s Star Wars venture.

In late 2022, Shawn Levy started talking with Lucasfilm about directing a Star Wars movie. He planned to work on it after finishing Deadpool & Wolverine and the last season of Stranger Things.

By September 2023, the movie was in early development, but progress stopped because of the writers’ strike. In July 2024, Jonathan Tropper, who wrote The Adam Project for Levy, was picked to write the script.

Then, in January 2025, Ryan Gosling began talks to star in the film. His interest helped move the project forward quickly, making it the next Star Wars movie to be made after The Mandalorian and Grogu.

In February 2025, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that the movie was happening. She said it would be released after The Mandalorian and Grogu and that the story would be set five or six years after The Rise of Skywalker.

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