For fans that were worried whether or not Star Wars Episode IX would suffer because of Colin Trevorrow’s directing, worry no more as Disney and Lucasfilm released a statement today regarding their decision to part ways with director Colin Trevorrow for Star Wars: Episode IX:
Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for the project differ. We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more information about the film soon.
After his commercial and critical flop, The Book Of Henry, this is not much of a surprise. As far as other names being tossed around to replace the now departed Trevorrow, there is none at the moment. For what it’s worth, the film is not set to start production until January of 2018, with a May 24, 2019 release date. So there’s plenty of time for Disney and Lucasfilm to pick exactly who might go along with the vision they have for this crucial installment.
