Star Wars: Starfighter is currently in production, and there are still questions that have yet to be answered about the flick. Helmed by Shawn Levy, the movie has been touted as a fresh entry in the George Lucas-birthed sci-fi IP. Yet that doesn’t mean the film still won’t feature echoes of SW films past, per say. Levy has remained tight-lipped regarding specifics about the Ryan Gosling-led project but, interestingly enough, he did recently reveal which of the franchise’s previous installments most influenced his take on the galaxy far, far away.
For some time now, Shawn Levy has been open about the fact that he’s been a lifelong Star Wars fan. With that, the Canadian filmmaker is quite familiar with the other films in the franchise. Levy recently appeared on an installment of the On Film…With Kevin McCarthy Podcast (which was shared to YouTube), where he shared some details on Starfighter. Although Levy didn’t drop spoilers during his chat with McCarthy, he did spill that one particular film from the Original Trilogy really inspired his approach to his own movie:
