Star Wars 9director Colin Trevorrow teases that the upcoming final installment inThe Force Awakenstrilogy will end on an “emotionally resonant” note. It was announced in August 2015 that theJurassic Worlddirector will be taking the reigns to write and directStar Wars 9. Though there has not been much information floating around about the project, especially sinceThe Last Jedihas yet to be released. Trevorrow has been busy promoting his latest movieThe Book of Henry, and he’s suddenly dropping little bits of intel aboutStar Wars 9.
Trevorrow spoke toScreenRantaboutThe Book of Henryas well as collaborating with J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson, and Lucasfilm. Read what Trevorrow had to say below.
“The process of Star Wars began way back in August of 2015 when I looked at what J.J. and Rian had done and I’m very fortunate that I’m surrounded by some really, really brilliant producers and brilliant creative minds, Kiri Hart and the Lucasfilm story group and my producer (Michelle) Rejwan and Kathy Kennedy and also J.J. and Rian, Larry Kasdan.”
It’s refreshing to see three directors get along and work on such a huge undertaking together and it seems that Trevorrow has nothing but respect for his fellow directors. Most importantly, Trevorrow shed a little light about how he plans to end the sequel trilogy. He explains.
“I mean, these are the best minds available and everybody’s engaged in making sure this is the most satisfying and emotionally resonant conclusion that we can possibly deliver.”
Hopefully fans will agree when the movie is released in 2019. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has really gone out of her way to convey how much thought and care that is going into these sequels, going so far as to say that Lucasfilm reads ideas and concerns from fans of theStar Wars universe. None of these movies are or were easy to pull off, but Trevorrow holds the unenviable task of ending the sequel trilogy. In addition, Trevorrow is left working with what Abrams and Johnson have given him, while that does sound like a fun experiment;this is Star Warsthat we’re talking about. Every little detail will be poured over and looked at underneath a microscope.
As previously reported, Trevorrow has recently spoke about the loss of Carrie Fisher and her role inEpisode IX. It has widely been reported that Fisher was to a have a big role in the movie and it might have even had her as the main focus, but that was obviously not to be. Trevorrow spoke out recently about how the movie willcommence without Carrie Fisher, saying, “I can guarantee it will be handled with love and respect, and all of the soul that Carrie Fisher deserves.” Thankfully it has been announced that a CGI version of Fisher has been ruled out and she will not appear in the movie through technology.
We are still a long ways off from production starting onStar Wars 9, but a table reading has been said to be taking place soon. Trevorrow and Kennedy’s comments both point to a fitting end for thesequel trilogyand hopefully fans will agree when the movie is released onMay 24th, 2019. Trevorrow’sThe Book of Henrywill open on June 16th, 2017.
