Lucasfilm is promoting two theatrical events for 2027, a 50th anniversary IMAX 70mm re-release of Star Wars: A New Hope and the IMAX 70mm run of Star Wars: Starfighter, after launching a story-driven racing game, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, on October 6, 2026.
The two most recent Lucasfilm stories point in different directions. On the film side, Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), marking its 50th anniversary, and the new film Star Wars: Starfighter will screen on IMAX 70mm film across the US. The restored A New Hope begins re-screening nationwide on February 19, 2027, and Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, releases May 28, 2027, with IMAX film camera footage converted to IMAX 70mm prints. Lucasfilm has not announced IMAX screenings for Japan.
Months earlier, Lucasfilm Games released a new trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 6, confirming an October 6 release date. The racing game is set in the outer rim after the Empire's fall, during the New Republic's reconstruction, where an underground racing circuit called the Galactic League has emerged. Syndicates fund pilots, and racers compete in life-threatening races for quick fortunes. Players control a lone racer named Shade, who seeks revenge and glory. The game has a story-driven campaign and planned PvP modes, and it will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Pre-orders opened alongside the trailer. Publisher Secret Mode showed footage of races on the planet Darven Akos, depicting characters and hinting at a serious narrative beyond the racing itself.
The two announcements share a release-year frame but little else. One is a theatrical anniversary restoration tied to a new Star Wars film; the other is a game built around an underground racing circuit rather than Jedi and Sith conflict. What is settled is the dating and formats: A New Hope re-screens from February 19, 2027, Starfighter opens May 28, 2027, and Galactic Racer launches October 6, 2026.
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Douglas Reilly, Vice President of Lucasfilm Games, said in an October 15 interview that Star Wars games do not always need AAA budgets and that AA titles are sometimes fine. Two recent releases back the argument: STAR WARS Zero Company from Bit Reactor and Star Wars: Galactic Racer from Fuse Games, both debut projects from independent studios, each with Metacritic scores in the high 80s.
Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), marking its 50th anniversary, and the new film Star Wars: Starfighter will screen on IMAX 70mm film across the US. The restored A New Hope begins re-screening nationwide on February 19, 2027, the first time in its 50-year history it will be shown in IMAX. Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, releases May 28, 2027, with IMAX film camera footage converted to IMAX 70mm prints. Lucasfilm has not announced IMAX screenings for Japan.
Lucasfilm Games released a new trailer for "Star Wars: Galactic Racer" during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 6, confirming an October 6 release date. The racing game is set in the outer rim of the galaxy after the Empire's fall, during the New Republic's reconstruction. An underground racing circuit called the Galactic League has emerged, where syndicates fund pilots and racers compete in life-threatening races for quick fortunes. Players control a lone racer named Shade, who seeks revenge and glory. The game features a story-driven campaign and planned PvP modes. It will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Pre-orders opened alongside the trailer. Publisher Secret Mode showed footage of races on the planet Darven Akos, depicting various characters and hinting at a serious narrative beyond the racing itself.