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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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If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday September 13 2017, @07:56PM (3 children)
I don't think any director, or any cast of actors, can salvage Star Wars after Force Awakens. They jumped the hyperspace shark sure as fuck when they chose that whiny little shit to be the new Darth, AND the new Deathstar just had to have hyperspace capable beam weapons that destroy multiple planets in one shot. They built a huge installation around an active star. Riiiiiiggggght.
That, and Han Solo and Chewbacca *lose* the Millenium Falcon. A whole movie could be made just about that, and I wouldn't believe it for a fucking second. Han might get old, but Chewbacca is still young as hell for a Wookie. They would not lose the Millenium Falcon. Force Awakens was pretty much a disaster from the beginning. I appreciated Rouge One a lot more.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday September 13 2017, @09:22PM (2 children)
Force Awakens was pretty much a disaster from the beginning. I appreciated Rouge One a lot more.
Rouge One? Is that a Star Wars movie about make-up or something?
(Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday September 13 2017, @10:27PM (1 child)
Nope. Musical.
Chewbacca kills it on the drums.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @03:10AM
You are thinking of Going Rouge One, the version with Sarah Palin in it. Yes, Caribou Barbie played a Wookie!