1. His Job Is to Resuscitate ‘Star Wars.’ No Pressure.  The New York Times
2. Tom Cruise Filmed a Lightsaber Battle in Star Wars: Starfighter  IGN
3. Tom Cruise Visited ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Set and Ended Up Filming a Lightsaber Duel Scene: ‘Part of It Was Shot by Tom. How Cool Is That?’  Variety
4. Tom Cruise Shot a Lightsaber Scene for Star Wars: Starfighter  Den of Geek
5. Tom Cruise Helped Shoot a Lightsaber Duel for ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’  Gizmodo
6. Shawn Levy Let Tom Cruise Operate A ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Camera: “How Cool Is That?”  Deadline
7. Star Wars: Starfighter Officially Confirms Its Keeping a 49-Year-Old Tradition Alive  Comic Book Resources
8. Star Wars: Starfighter will feature a lightsaber duel that was shot by Tom Cruise  JoBlo
9. Tom Cruise has finally joined a Star Wars movie, but you won't guess exactly how  Digital Spy

Thu, 8th January 2026

Shawn Levy's tidbit about Tom Cruise visiting the set of Star Wars: Starfighter is exactly what one would expect of Cruise  LaineyGossip Fri, 9th January 2026

'Star Wars' Legend Pokes Fun at Ryan Gosling While Addressing Upcoming 'Starfighter' Movie  IMDb Sat, 10th January 2026

Star Wars: Starfighter movie will take inspiration from the Stranger Things final season  Shortlist Tue, 6th January 2026

STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER Movie Has a Wild Lightsaber Duel That Tom Cruise Helped Shoot  GeekTyrant Thu, 8th January 2026

Tom Cruise operated camera for lightsaber duel in Star Wars: Starfighter  Yahoo Movies UK Fri, 9th January 2026