J.J. Abrams To Write And Direct Episode IX!

The man who relaunched it all, J.J. Abrams, is set to return to a galaxy far, far away.

The Star Wars twitter account just posted the news, saying that J.J Abrams will replace Colin Trevorrow as the new director and co-writer (alongside Chris Terrio) for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’. This would make Abrams the only other person to direct more than 1 Star Wars Film.

J.J. Abrams to write and direct Star Wars Episode IX. https://t.co/aVF8UWaK0e pic.twitter.com/YrjgZZNxUx

— Star Wars (@starwars) September 12, 2017

In a statement, Lucasfilm film President Kathleen Kennedy said:

With The Force Awakens, J.J. delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so excited that he is coming back to close out this trilogy.

SOURCE: StarWars.com

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