US EditionTom Cruise Filmed Lightsaber Battle for Star Wars: Starfighter, Director Shawn Levy Reveals
Tom Cruise filmed a lightsaber duel after visiting the Star Wars: Starfighter set, with director Shawn Levy confirming Cruise's footage will appear in the 2027 release.
- Recently, Shawn Levy revealed Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible actor, filmed a lightsaber duel for Star Wars: Starfighter, and parts shot by Cruise will appear in the finished movie, Levy said in The New York Times interview.
- Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise arrived by his own helicopter as a visiting guest and `just wanted to watch`, but Shawn Levy persuaded him to helm part of the battle.
- On set, Tom Cruise reportedly splashed into a muddy pond while shooting the duel, and production images show the pair next to a speeder and on a sci-fi raft.
- Fans reacted with surprise that lightsaber battles feature in Levy's project, while Steven Spielberg, filmmaker, and a starry cast including Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams boosted publicity.
- Aiming to balance spectacle and character, Shawn Levy, director, cites lessons from Stranger Things as Star Wars: Starfighter is due May 28, 2027.
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Legendary actor and film buff Tom Cruise, who received an honorary Oscar last year, filmed a lightsaber duel in the new Star Wars film, the film's director Shawn Levy confirmed to The Times. He also named another celebrity who visited the set.
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