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Source: Collider<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The galaxy far, far away has finally turned to the man who brought it back to life with \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d. After Colin Trevorrow was ousted from the director\u2019s chair last week, \u201cStar Wars: Episode IX\u201d was looking for a suitable candidate to fill the void. Rian Johnson, who has directed the upcoming \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u201d for Lucasfilm, was the top contender for the job. But soon news surfaced that Johnson wasn\u2019t interested in tackling another massive project so soon after both writing and directing the latest chapter in the \u201cStar Wars\u201d saga. Besides, the pressure of capping off the new trilogy is immense and the studio didn\u2019t want anyone too alien to the existing characters. Therefore it comes as no surprise that today Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that J.J. Abrams will be returning as the writer and director of the last movie in the new trilogy.<\/p>\n Abrams shepherded a new era of \u201cStar Wars\u201d characters and story-lines while remaining faithful and respectful to the old ones in his first movie, \u201cThe Force Awakens\u201d. The anticipation for that movie was at a fever pitch as the much maligned Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I-III) was still fresh in the minds of fans around the world. Plus, Abrams had written the story with series old-timer Lawrence Kasdan after the drafts by Michael Arndt were deemed unsatisfactory.<\/p>\n But \u201cThe Force Awakens\u201d satisfied fans new and old and then some. It was an out-and-out critical and commercial blockbuster, earning a mammoth $2.06 billion at the worldwide box-office.<\/p>\n The reins of the next main chapter, \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d were then handed to indie darling Rian Johnson, who wrote the movie by himself and if early reports are to be believed, has delivered a visual and artistic stunner as a result.<\/p>\n Source: Collider<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Colin Trevorrow, fresh off his success of \u201cJurassic World\u201d was hired in 2015 to direct the trilogy-capper and he insisted on writing the movie with his partner. He was of course, allowed to do it. But this is where the first seeds of his departure were sowed. Trevorrow\u2019s next movie, \u201cThe Book of Henry\u201d \u2013 that he again wrote \u2013 was a bona-fide flop with a liberal amount of critical malign to go with. This coincided with the clashes he was regularly having with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy on the direction in which he was taking the characters of \u201cEpisode IX\u201d. It being the end of the story arcs for most of the prominent characters, new and old, meant that it had to be perfect in its execution. Sadly, their visions were as different as chalk and cheese and finally, after much deliberation, his departure was made official last week.<\/p>\n The news that Abrams will be directing \u201cEpisode IX\u201d has also come with the announcement that Oscar-winning screenwriter Chris Terrio will be writing the movie alongside him. Terrio won the Oscar for writing \u201cArgo\u201d and recently wrote \u201cBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice\u201d and the upcoming \u201cJustice League\u201d.<\/p>\n Fortunately, Abrams has been involved with the development of the sequel trilogy over the past couple of years, serving as an executive producer on Last Jedi and being a member of the brain trust Trevorrow was bouncing ideas off of during his time on the film. This was probably a key factor in his hiring, as he possesses knowledge of the narrative and isn\u2019t just jumping in fresh. Abrams may not have been the first name on many fans\u2019 wish lists, but he has the experience and ability to close the saga out in entertaining fashion \u2013 and that\u2019s ultimately what matters most.<\/p>\n \u201cStar Wars: Episode IX\u201d releases May 24, 2019.<\/p>\n Source: Screenrant<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: Collider The galaxy far, far away has finally turned to the man who brought it back to life with \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d. After Colin Trevorrow was ousted from the director\u2019s chair last week, \u201cStar Wars: Episode IX\u201d was looking for a suitable candidate to fill the void. 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