Despite the fact that that The Last Jedi is 6 months away, it is never too early to talk about Episode IX. Director Collin Trevarow recently spoke to Fandango about his process for the upcoming Episode IX is and what his goals for the upcoming film are.
“Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia were all characters that we were able to identify with in various ways, and especially with the character of Rey and what she means to young girls right now, and the challenges that she’s up against,” Trevorrow said. “It is extremely crucial that I understand what actual children are feeling about these stories that we’re telling them, and I think it’s important that I have kids, and if filmmakers don’t have kids, they should go talk to them because they don’t see things the same way that we did when we were kids. So, yes, I am very dialed in to that because I think it’s a requisite of the job.”
“My hope is to make it as richly satisfying as it could possibly be,” Trevorrow said. “I have a lot of support, and a lot of really brilliant thinkers and storytellers around me. Kiri Hart and the Lucasfilm story group, and Michelle Rejwan, and Kathy Kennedy, my producers, and J.J. [Abrams] and Rian [Johnson], and Larry Kasdan, and when you look at this army of brilliant people that we have, it’s not me alone. It’s a whole team.”
One hopes that Trevorrow can provide fans with a fitting conclusion to the SkyWalker family in 2019. Star Wars: Episode IX premieres May 24, 2019.
