JJ Abrams will be the director of the new installment of Star Wars, being in addition to the director of Star Wars: Episode IX, the scriptwriter, which is a great responsibility for the great director.
A few days ago we told you that Colin Trevorrow had split pears with Lucas Film, after not reaching a consensus on how Star Wars: Episode IX should be, therefore, the ninth installment was left without a director. It has not taken long since Lucas Films to find a replacement, which will be JJ Abrams, the director who has already directed one of the films in the franchise, specifically the director of The Force Awakens. Like Trevorrow's resignation, the announcement was made on the official Star Wars website:
«With The Force Awakens, JJ Abrams delivered everything we could have hoped for, and I'm so excited that he'll be returning to close out this trilogy» commented Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucas Films. Thus, the [amazon_textlink asin='B019E89FOU' text='Star Wars ' template='ProductLink' store='hardwa028-21′ marketplace='ES' link_id='692e9cb4-97d5-11e7-aa07-4541171f2adc'] trilogy will end just as it began, with a film directed by JJ Abrams and not only this, it has also been confirmed that he will also be the screenwriter of the ninth installment, so his role will be very important in this film, since he will be the one to write and direct it, a great responsibility.
Source: Star Wars
