With Episode 8 still 3 and a half months away, Lucasfilm today announced that Colin Trevorrow will not be directing Episode 9 after all.
http://www.starwars.com/news/a-state...ars-episode-ix
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Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for the project differ. We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more information about the film soon.
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The online fan reaction seems to range from very happy to absolutely overjoyed.
I wonder if this opens the door for Johnson or Abrams to return to complete the trilogy, or if they have someone else in mind? The timing seems like it would work perfectly for Johnson to transition from post-production on 8 to pre-production on 9.