Despite how much things have changed since the original Star Wars movies were released, Lucasfilm decided to take a "make it up as we go along" approach to the new trilogy. That resulted in a lot of uneven storytelling, and a finale which featured decisions which are bound to be discussed and debated for years to come.
Given how late director J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio boarded the project, it should come as no surprise that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker underwent some significant rewrites, and the latter has now confirmed that it was in a constant state of flux while production was taking place.
"I’ve never rewritten a film as much as this one," he admitted during an interview with Business Insider. "It’s like a tide. There’s a new script every morning. But we just keep going at it and going at it, loosely thinking that it’s not good enough. It’s never good enough." That certainly sounds like a hectic working environment, but Terrio praised the production team for how they dealt with that.
"The production team is so good that they can shift and adjust," he added. "We’re course-correcting as we go – we’re trying things, and some things don’t work and some things aren’t ambitious enough. Some things are overly ambitious. Some things are too dense. Some things are too simple. Some things are too nostalgic. Some things are too out-of-left-field. We’re finding our balance."
This final instalment in the Skywalker Saga went through some huge changes following original director Colin Trevorrow's departure from what was then known as Duel of the Fates, and many fans have argued that Lucasfilm should have delayed the film's release so it could be done properly.
However, given current world events, it might be for the best that it wasn't scheduled for this May, for example, as chances are it would have now been postponed indefinitely by Disney!
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