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Meet the New Star Wars IX Director: J. J. Abrams

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday September 13 2017, @01:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the dark-side-or-a-new-hope dept.

takyon writes:

It was announced last week that Colin Trevorrow will no longer direct Star Wars: Episode IX. In finding his replacement, Lucasfilm turned to a familiar face... J. J. Abrams:

J.J. Abrams, who launched a new era of Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015, is returning to complete the sequel trilogy as writer and director of Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio. Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Abrams, Bad Robot, and Lucasfilm.

The release date has been moved from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019.

Also at Entertainment Tonight. Here's another article about Trevorrow's firing.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Wednesday September 13 2017, @08:54PM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Wednesday September 13 2017, @08:54PM (#567455) Journal

    And sometimes the predictions turn out to be wrong. That is when it gets interesting.

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