Lucasfilm announced today that J.J. Abrams will take over as the director for Star Wars: Episode IX after Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow left the project. Following Trevorrow's departure from the project on September 5th , THR reporter Borys Kit tweeted earlier this month that Abrams was on the short list to pick up Episode IX. The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson was also on the list, but he said that he wasn't going to direct over the weekend. Lucasfilm says that Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, the screenwriter for A rgo, Justice League , and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . His return to Star Wars will likely help bring some much-needed stability to Lucasfilm's Star Wars operations after a string of high-profile departures from the franchise's films. He's also no stranger to sequels: he directed 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness after relaunching that franchise with 2009's Star Trek . He's also one of the executive producers for The Last Jedi , which would likely mean that it would be easier for him to join the project than a fresh director. Abrams' return to the franchise is a bit of a surprise. While he was… Read full this story
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