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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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(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday September 14 2017, @01:39AM
The barrier to entry for quality CGI is falling and will fall even further. You'll see more of it from India [wikipedia.org] and other countries [wikipedia.org]. You'll see more of it on TV [wikipedia.org]. And eventually you'll see amateur filmmakers capable of making good looking feature-length projects using CGI. A single person could produce a computer-generated city/world. But with crowdfunding, amateurs can also get a hold of professional quality cameras and other equipment without relying on a single investor (not that you need pro cameras, an iPhone with a tripod might be sufficient).
So even if 99% of content is still crap (99.99% is obviously complete hyperbole, find 2-3 good shows or movies a year and you've more than busted past 1 in 10,000), there are growing means to get stories that would never be told by Hollywood distributed to a large audience (online). And they can have special effects.
(Before the inevitable reply: It's already understood that CGI alone doesn't make a film or show good. But it can expand the possibilities available for talented writers/directors/filmmakers to tell a compelling story.)
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