Los Angeles, Aug. 6 -- Get ready to see Matt Smith as a villain in 'Star Wars: Starfighter'.

The 'House of the Dragon' star will be seen sharing screen space with Ryan Gosling and Mia Goth in the project, as per Variety.

This isn't Smith's first brush with the "Star Wars" franchise. The "Doctor Who" alum was previously cast in "The Rise of Skywalker," but ultimately didn't appear in the film.

"We were close to being in it, but it never quite happened. I think the thing they were thinking of before. Eventually, the part became obsolete and they didn't need it. So, I never got to be in 'Star Wars,'" he told the Happy Sad Confused podcast in 2021.

He declined to elaborate on the role he would have played (though many suspected he would p...