Abrams prepares for the production, new details have surfaced about why his predecessor, writerdirector colin trevorrow, was ultimately fired after spending two years developing the project for disney and lucasfilm. Between working on jurassic world 2 with director j. Kennedy said in a statement that a new director would be announced soon. Abrams will direct episode ix, after colin trevorrow fired.
Rian johnson undoubtedly has his own side to the story. Why star wars 9s original director was fired gamespot. Lucasfilm said trevorrow would not be working on the movie franchises next instalment due to. Last week, trevorrow was fired, a decision characterized by kennedy as. Still, the cycle of enlisting a director or writer. An explanation of star wars director colin trevorrows firing. I think some sorts of comedy could work for star wars, and still work for canon. Episode viii, the last jedi, should earn somewhere between those two totals this.
Former han solo movie directors on being fired from star wars spinoff. Lucasfilm boss reveals real reason she fired original directors star wars boss kathleen kennedy has spoken out on why she had to fire the original han solo movie. Conspiracy theory a maintains that the book of henrytrevorrows. Another big change hits the star wars galaxy, this one involving the final film in the saga. Assuming you dont get fired, directing a star wars movie is one of the most coveted jobs in hollywood. Star wars 9 director difficult to work with screen rant. Episode vii, it has been announced that writer and director rian johnson the brothers bloom, looper will not only be taking over as director for episode viii, but will be writing the script as well. Phil lord and chris miller were fired, and disney brought in ron howard to replace them. Fire rian johnson from writing and directing the new star. In a news conference in japan to promote the franchises upcoming eighth episode. Star wars 9 director colin trevorrow also fired by. A star wars story after being fired during production. Something similar has been happening over at lucasfilm, where president kathleen kennedy has now fired directors from three different. Star wars director rian johnson explains why he deleted.
Report details fired directors friction with lucasfilm. Colin trevorrows firing from star wars is another reminder that no director will. Star wars writerdirector rian johnson sued by former. Kathy kennedy, head of lucasfilm and executive producer of the star wars franchise, said a difference in creative visions was the reason the production company fired the director duo. The last jedi director gave his twitter account a thorough scrub in the days after gunn had been removed from guardians of the galaxy 3 for offensive posts, which contained jokes.
Lucasfilm has fired colin trevorrow as director of star wars. Why star wars spinoff director josh trank was fired. A hollywood movie insider says that colin trevorrow was fired by kathleen kennedy for being difficult and egotistical. The star wars franchise lost another director this week its third in the last four months with the abrupt announcement that lucasfilm had fired colin trevorrow, who was announced back in. Colin trevorrows firing from star wars is another reminder that no. Star wars 9 director was fired over his terrible script. Still, lucasfilm hasnt officially announced a director for star wars 9, although the studio did bring in jack. What in a sudden stunning change of directorial duties, disney has released rian johnson as the director. Below are just some of the lazy mistakes written and directed into the final cut of the. Episode viii is being sued by his former agent for a breach of contract. Just last night, the second of the standalone star wars anthology films had a major setback when its director josh trank exited the project. The long rumored star wars episode 8 release date is finally confirmed with a new director on board. Why did disney go with three different directors with star. The official press release indicated the ageold creative.
The star wars franchise lost another director this week its third in the last four months with the abrupt announcement that. Director josh trank reportedly fired from his star wars. Director josh trank reportedly fired from his star wars film for erratic behavior on the fantastic four set rodrigo perez may 2, 2015 8. Click through the gallery above to see the state of the epic star wars director hunt. Rian johnson, the films writerdirector, is being sued by his former agent, brian dreyfuss, who claims he helped johnson get.
Star wars 8 the last jedi actress daisy ridley has revealed she started crying immediately when she heard the force awakens director jj abrams was returning to helm episode ix. Exactly one week after trevorrows firing was revealed, lucasfilm announced that star wars. The last jedi, offered his take on why the star wars franchise has lost so many directors over the years. Star wars 9 director colin trevorrow also fired by lucasfilm. Kennedy, who had already been through one director firingreplacement on the. Dear disney, marvel, and star wars, let directors direct. Since disney acquired lucasfilm, theyve already fired one director off of a star wars project fantastic four director josh trank, and had to wrest creative control from another the. Why star wars 9s original director was fired jj abrams wasnt the first choice to replace colin trevorrow on star wars 9. And while gareth edwards was the credited director of the last star wars spinoff, 2016s rogue one, substantial reworking happened under the supervision of writer tony gilroy. Star wars and its weird recent history of director drop. The force awakens will affect rian johnsons star wars. Han solo spinoff directors fired after creative differences this article is more than 2 years old. Directors phil lord and chris miller reveal how they will be listed in the credits of solo. Theres bad blood behind the scenes of the next star wars movie.
Creative differences is a term that is often used loosely when a director is fired from a hollywood movie. He fired dreyfuss at one point, prior to accepting the star wars gig, and dreyfuss likely is. The last jedi director rian johnson recently deleted 20,000 tweets soon after disney fired james gunn from guardians of the galaxy 3. Episode ix director colin trevorrow was whisked in on the back of his sudden, dinosaurfueled rise to fame, but its hard to say that his departure was surprising. Director colin trevorrow is said to have asked for some major changes. According to sources of variety, disney and lucasfilm will drop j. Most star wars directors have been fired by lucasfilm.
First off, here is a report from cinemablend that will give some background on what im about to say next. Episode ix is the latest star wars movie to lose its. Are you guys worried about how the film may end up. The force must be strong with rian johnson the looper director is in talks with lucasfilm to write and direct the next star wars film, episode viii, according to sources. Episode ix director colin trevorrow lost his job after clashing with the real.
More alleged details concerning colin trevorrows departure from star wars. Is rian johnson director a good choice for star wars. Trevorrow stepped down from the project last week, after. Lucasfilm fires the director of star wars episode ix ars. A few months ago the shock news landed that star wars episode ix director colin trevorrow had been fired by lucasfilm. Former han solo movie directors on being fired from star. Episode ix the final, asyetunnamed installment of the ninepart star wars saga is slated for release in 2019. Rian johnson created a movie that was embarrassing to watch as both star wars fans and nonstar wars fans. Just when the future of the star warsseries seemed possible to guess, the studio has thrown another curveball.
The last jedi, it was believed that he was actually directing star wars 8 and star wars 9, but that was untrue. The book of henry is a warped nightmare of a movie. A new report has emerged detailing the ongoing friction between colin trevorrow and lucasfilm. Colin trevorrow reportedly fired from star wars for the. Colin trevorrow was famously fired from star wars 9 after hed been working. Disneylucasfilm fires its second directing force of the summer after exstar wars filmmakers chris miller and phil lord were canned in june. Its been just three days since the shocking news that colin trevorrow was fired by lucasfilm on star wars 9. Conspiracy theory a maintains that the book of henry trevorrows critically mauled. Colin trevorrows leaving as director of star wars episode ix, but weve got ideas for who else could put their own spin on a. Episode ix have emerged, implying that the director was difficult to work with during the developmental process. The reason is either he wasnt comfortable producing three films with two year gaps or that jj has never stuck around for the ending of one of his projects. Writer and director colin trevorrow has parted ways with the producers of star wars. Episode ix wasnt filming, which gives lucasfilm a little more time to find a new director and figure out what happens next. Earlier this week, lucasfilm made waves when they parted ways with the filmmaker, who had been attached to episode ix for more than two years.
Star wars 8 cast will no longer include harrison ford. Ironically, when the news first broke about rian johnson directing star wars. A potential star wars director is no longer interested following fan harassment. Stephen amells code 8 has gone from obscure indie to trending on netflix. Lets go over some star wars news that has to do with the original director colin trevorrow and what he had to say about his thoughts on what he got fired for from the star wars episode 9 project. Rian johnson, who is in post for the last jedi episode viii, has. Star wars actor says he was fired from a terrible video game. A potential star wars director is out after fan harassment.
Bayona and prepping to direct one of the most highly anticipated films in. Episode ix director colin trevorrow is fired chicago. Solo directors are cool with being fired from star wars. When his movie the book of henry flopped and was positively. Rian johnson hinted on monday that he wont be directing star wars.