# Star Wars Episode IX anticipation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600 "2017-09-05T23:48:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/1 "2017-09-05T23:48:54Z")
It may seem early, but big news hit for Episode IX today. [Colin Trevorrow has left as director.](http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/05/star-wars-episode-ix-colin-trevorrow-out-as-director) Halelujah! I thought Jurassic World was terrible and was disappointed they picked Trevorrow to write and direct Episode IX. They actually took his script and hired someone else to re-write it. I can’t help but wonder if this was the first sign they were not satisfied with the movie he planned to make. Who should get it? I suggest **Taika Waititi**. I haven’t seen Thor 3 yet, but his previous movies were great and if Thor 3 is as crazy and fun as its trailers look, he’d be a great fit. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/2 "2017-09-06T01:40:54Z")
Wonder if the date will stay I liked Safety not Guaranteed, but he didn’t write that. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/3 "2017-09-12T16:30:59Z")
[J.J. Abrams is writing and directing Episode IX.](http://www.starwars.com/news/j-j-abrams-to-write-and-direct-star-wars-episode-ix)I hope Lawrence Kasdan comes on board. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/4 "2017-09-12T17:30:24Z")
Co-writer is listed as Chris Terrio, whote Argo (good) and Batman vs Superman (not so much) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/5 "2017-09-12T17:36:26Z")
Good. Abrams is a skilled director and a talented writer. The main problem most people had with Episode 7 was that many of its plot points were too reminiscent of Episode 4 - and I think we’ve learned since then that Star Wars directors don’t have the power to decide things like that. Episode 9 will have the story Kathleen Kennedy wants it to have, and whatever director she chooses won’t have much say in the matter. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/6 "2017-09-12T18:11:32Z")
What’s wrong with Gareth Edwards? Of the two SW movies in the Disney era, his offering was far superior than the drivel JJ made. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/7 "2017-09-12T18:23:47Z")
From what I understand, _Rogue One_ was good despite Edwards, not because of him. Most of the frankly excellent movie we saw was a result of frantic re-editing and last-minute reshoots. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/8 "2017-09-12T18:24:00Z")
Treverrow was a hack (Jurassic World was garbage) so it’s good he’s gone but Abrams really needs to step up his game. TFA was an entertaining movie but really was coasting on the Star Wars goodwill. I hope Episode IX is more original. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/9 "2017-09-12T18:39:38Z")
Whatever happened to Episode 8? Or are we counting _Rogue One_ as Ep 8? ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/10 "2017-09-12T18:52:46Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Whatever happened to Episode 8? Or are we counting _Rogue One_ as Ep 8? Ep 8 is [The Last Jedi](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4) directed by Rian Johnson, out in Dec. and all over Yahoo. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/11 "2017-09-12T20:54:18Z")
Shocking no one, the date for Episode IX has moved to December 2019 > **[Lucasfilm delays release of Star Wars Episode IX after director change](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/lucasfilm-delays-release-of-star-wars-episode-ix-after-director-change/)** > > The announcement comes hours after naming J.J. Abrams the film’s new director. > Brian ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/12 "2017-09-12T20:59:01Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Whatever happened to Episode 8? Or are we counting _Rogue One_ as Ep 8? Episode VIII anticipation thread: > **[Star Wars Episode VIII anticipation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=778506)** > > I strongly suggest we keep Episode VII spoilers out until one month\* from its release, which is January 17, 2016. At that point, I say go ahead and discuss full plot details from Episode VII. We’re actually really lucky, since it is only 1 1/2 years... Brian ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/13 "2017-09-12T22:19:47Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Good. > > Abrams is a skilled director and a talented writer. The main problem most people had with Episode 7 was that many of its plot points were too reminiscent of Episode 4 - and I think we’ve learned since then that Star Wars directors don’t have the power to decide things like that. Episode 9 will have the story Kathleen Kennedy wants it to have, and whatever director she chooses won’t have much say in the matter. I don’t specifically hate Abrams as a director, but let’s be blunt - his career is built on painfully shallow, flimsy plots held together by pretense and far better actors than he deserves. This is not a good change from my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/14 "2017-09-13T04:18:24Z")
_Star Wars_ isn’t about auteurs, at least not anymore. It’s about fulfilling an established style, colouring inside the lines as set by Lucasfilm. I think the outlying stories have some more freedom, but not much, judging by how the _Han Solo_ movie ousted its directors rather brutally. As this is the third director slated for the movie after Josh Trank was removed for unpredictable personality reasons, and now Trevorrow apparently for unbridled ego reasons, they are desperate for someone safe and who knows what they’re doing, hence the familiar Abrams, who knows the world, the characters, and the Disney/Lucasfilm rubric. Having said that, Mahaloth’s suggestion of Taika Waititi would be great for an anthology movie. Maybe the _Obi Wan Kenobi_ movie, or what lays beyond (Droids? Boba Fett? Something else entirely new?). He seems to be a good fit, assuming _Thor Ragnarok_ is as good as it appears. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/15 "2017-09-13T14:00:27Z")
I really want new Star Wars universe movies that have no connection to the Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker time. I loved Knights of the Old Republic, which took place hundreds of years earlier. I wish Disney had the guts to hire some people to make new movies that move past nostalgia and try some original ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/16 "2017-09-13T14:28:24Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > _Star Wars_ isn’t about auteurs, at least not anymore. It’s about fulfilling an established style, colouring inside the lines as set by Lucasfilm. I think you are right and given they literally want to release a Star Wars movie every year until the end of time, this is really dumb. They have to start making the different or people will get bored. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/17 "2017-09-13T14:33:26Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I think you are right and given they literally want to release a Star Wars movie every year until the end of time, this is really dumb. They have to start making the different or people will get bored. They’ve only done two so far under the current “regime”, and they’re pretty different from each other, IMO. So I think they’re doing fine so far (I liked both TFA and R1). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/18 "2017-12-16T02:23:07Z")
[J.J. Abrams pitched the story of Episode IX today.](https://heroichollywood.com/jj-abrams-pitched-star-wars-episode-ix-bob-iger/) The two year countdown begins! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/19 "2017-12-16T02:59:22Z")
We interrupt this thread to correct an error I made. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > As this is the third director slated for the movie after Josh Trank was removed for unpredictable personality reasons, and now Trevorrow apparently for unbridled ego reasons… Josh Trank was not on Episode IX, he was on the Anthology movie set for afterward, which may or may not have been about Boba Fett, and now is likely to be about Obi Wan Kenobi. No Director has been announced for that movie yet either. As you were. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600/20 "2018-03-14T22:55:43Z")
[The script is finished and they film this summer.](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/star-wars-episode-ixs-script-is-finished-and-ready-to-be-filmed/) I hope it is good. I have re-watched Last Jedi now and I think Force Awakens was better, even if it took less risks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ix-anticipation-thread/795600.md?page=2)