LOOKING moody and all adrift at sea, this first- look photo of an “entirely original” new Star Wars film is almost symbolic of the franchise’s decline.

From a billion-dollar universally adored trilogy, things had got somewhat darker since ­ Disney took over .

But this new picture from Star Wars: Starfighter, released yesterday, brings New Hope to long-suffering fans, with Ryan Gosling at the helm.

Standing aboard a watercraft, the Hollywood hunk is clad in ­leathers that hark back to Han Solo — suggesting a scoundrel, not a ­Skywalker, is leading the charge.

The script promises “an all-new standalone adventure” set in “a period of time never before explored” — believed to be five years after final film The Rise Of Skywalker.

It is taking Star Wars to a galaxy far, far away and is on

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