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Star Wars: Colin Trevorrow Reflects on ‘Traumatic’ Episode IX Ousting

Colin Trevorrow has been looking back afresh on his nixed Star Wars trilogy-capper. The Jurassic World director originally developed Episode IX – formerly Duel of the Fates – alongside co-writer Jack Thorne, but reports indicated that their screenplay did not meet the standards of Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy. Rather than getting another shot at it, Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams and his team were brought aboard to replace the duo, and the rest is Rise of Skywalker-wallpapered history. “I have been very fortunate in the films that I’ve directed,” Trevorrow said during Collider’s Directors on Directing panel for Comic-Con@Home (via…
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