September 5th, 20171107Lucasfilm has announced that director Colin Trevorrow is no longer attached to Star Wars Episode IX. Here is the official statement: A STATEMENT REGARDING STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development...
August 1st, 2017162The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively revealed that Star Wars Episode IX has found a new writer. Jack Thorne is being brought on board to handle rewrites after director Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner Derek Connelly decided to bring in a "fresh set of eyes." From THR: Jack Thorne, the British scribe who wrote the...
April 25th, 2017131Just in from StarWars.com: The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm announced today two major upcoming release dates. Star Wars: Episode IX is now set for release on May 24, 2019. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the film will close out the third Star Wars trilogy. In addition, the fifth chapter of the Indiana Jones series is now...
August 15th, 2015168 STAR WARS EPISODE IX DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED ANAHEIM, CALIF. (August 15, 2015)—Today at D23, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn announced that writer-director Colin Trevorrow will direct Star Wars: Episode IX, which is set for release in 2019. While production won’t begin for a few years, Trevorrow is heading to Lucasfilm this...
