STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Is Going To Need A New Director - Colin Trevorrow Parts Ways With Lucasfilm

STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Is Going To Need A New Director - Colin Trevorrow Parts Ways With Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm has just officially announced that The Book of Henry director Colin Trevorrow will no longer helm the final installment in the new Star Wars trilogy. Find out more details after the jump...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 05, 2017 03:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Lucasfilm has announced that Jurassic World and The Book of Henry director will no longer helm the still untitled Star Wars: Episode IX.

Rumors have circulated that Trevorrow's position might be in jeopardy ever since his last film, The Book of Henry, was universally panned by critics and failed to make a dent at the box office. Though this may have had something to do with it, the studio is citing the usual "creative differences" as the reason for his departure.

Here is Lucasfilm's statement in full:


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.

In their coverage of this news, THR adds that "script issues have continued to be the sore spot with Episode IX’s development, with Trevorrow having had repeated stabs at multiple drafts."

It seems that even with Wonder scribe Jack Thorne coming on board to help, they couldn't pull something together and the working relationship between Trevorrow and Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy is said to have become "unmanageable" as a result.

As harsh as it sounds, most fans took issue with Trevorrow's hiring before The Book of Henry, so this news probably won't upset many people. Let us know what you think in the usual place.
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528491
528491 - 9/5/2017, 3:13 PM
Increasingly looking like the Star Wars franchise has got itself a directors problem....
JoyfulNinja
JoyfulNinja - 9/5/2017, 3:16 PM
@528491 - *had a directors problem*
528491
528491 - 9/5/2017, 3:22 PM
@JoyfulNinja - Whatever you think of Gareth Edwards, Josh Trank, Phil Lord & Chris Miller, and Collin Trevorrow... for Lucasfilm to have "creative differences" will ALL of them just seems extraordinary
Talontd
Talontd - 9/5/2017, 3:25 PM
@528491 - You read it wrong bro, it's Colin Trevorrow not Rian Johnson...

Talontd
Talontd - 9/5/2017, 3:25 PM
@Talontd - Well thats not funny anymore...
Talontd
Talontd - 9/5/2017, 3:31 PM
@528491 - I get where you are coming from, but in this instance, this is a win...I really wanted to see Phil Lord & Chris Miller's take, but it seems like they got out of control tone wise...Howard is no slouch tho, so we'll see...

This, this I'm definitely happy about...

LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 9/5/2017, 3:14 PM
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