Theres bad blood behind the scenes of the next star wars movie. Is rian johnson director a good choice for star wars. A new report has emerged detailing the ongoing friction between colin trevorrow and lucasfilm. A star wars story after being fired during production. Colin trevorrow was famously fired from star wars 9 after hed been working. Lucasfilm said trevorrow would not be working on the movie franchises next instalment due to. Still, the cycle of enlisting a director or writer. The star wars franchise lost another director this week its third in the last four months with the abrupt announcement that. Star wars director rian johnson explains why he deleted. The book of henry is a warped nightmare of a movie. Assuming you dont get fired, directing a star wars movie is one of the most coveted jobs in hollywood. 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.
Episode ix have emerged, implying that the director was difficult to work with during the developmental process. The long rumored star wars episode 8 release date is finally confirmed with a new director on board. Report details fired directors friction with lucasfilm. Episode ix is the latest star wars movie to lose its. Directors phil lord and chris miller reveal how they will be listed in the credits of solo.
Star wars actor says he was fired from a terrible video game. Solo directors are cool with being fired from star wars. Former han solo movie directors on being fired from star wars spinoff. Episode viii is being sued by his former agent for a breach of contract. Below are just some of the lazy mistakes written and directed into the final cut of the. Star wars writerdirector rian johnson sued by former. Kennedy said in a statement that a new director would be announced soon. Lucasfilm has fired colin trevorrow as director of star wars. Star wars 8 cast will no longer include harrison ford. Han solo spinoff directors fired after creative differences this article is more than 2 years old. Conspiracy theory a maintains that the book of henrytrevorrows.
Episode ix director colin trevorrow is fired chicago. More alleged details concerning colin trevorrows departure from star wars. 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. 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 9 director colin trevorrow also fired by. The last jedi, offered his take on why the star wars franchise has lost so many directors over the years. A hollywood movie insider says that colin trevorrow was fired by kathleen kennedy for being difficult and egotistical.
A potential star wars director is out after fan harassment. Star wars and its weird recent history of director drop. Something similar has been happening over at lucasfilm, where president kathleen kennedy has now fired directors from three different. Why star wars 9s original director was fired jj abrams wasnt the first choice to replace colin trevorrow on star wars 9. Exactly one week after trevorrows firing was revealed, lucasfilm announced that star wars. 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. The last jedi director rian johnson recently deleted 20,000 tweets soon after disney fired james gunn from guardians of the galaxy 3. Phil lord and chris miller were fired, and disney brought in ron howard to replace them. Ironically, when the news first broke about rian johnson directing star wars. Episode ix wasnt filming, which gives lucasfilm a little more time to find a new director and figure out what happens next. Abrams will direct episode ix, after colin trevorrow fired. A few months ago the shock news landed that star wars episode ix director colin trevorrow had been fired by lucasfilm. Why star wars 9s original director was fired gamespot. Still, lucasfilm hasnt officially announced a director for star wars 9, although the studio did bring in jack.
Writer and director colin trevorrow has parted ways with the producers of star wars. Stephen amells code 8 has gone from obscure indie to trending on netflix. 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. 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. What in a sudden stunning change of directorial duties, disney has released rian johnson as the director. A potential star wars director is no longer interested following fan harassment. Rian johnson, who is in post for the last jedi episode viii, has. Fire rian johnson from writing and directing the new star. The official press release indicated the ageold creative. Rian johnson created a movie that was embarrassing to watch as both star wars fans and nonstar wars fans. Last week, trevorrow was fired, a decision characterized by kennedy as. Between working on jurassic world 2 with director j. 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. Are you guys worried about how the film may end up.
When his movie the book of henry flopped and was positively. Its been just three days since the shocking news that colin trevorrow was fired by lucasfilm on star wars 9. Colin trevorrows firing from star wars is another reminder that no director will. Colin trevorrow reportedly fired from star wars for the.
Bayona and prepping to direct one of the most highly anticipated films in. Episode ix the final, asyetunnamed installment of the ninepart star wars saga is slated for release in 2019. Episode ix director colin trevorrow lost his job after clashing with the real. He fired dreyfuss at one point, prior to accepting the star wars gig, and dreyfuss likely is. Director josh trank reportedly fired from his star wars. Former han solo movie directors on being fired from star. Disneylucasfilm fires its second directing force of the summer after exstar wars filmmakers chris miller and phil lord were canned in june.
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. The force awakens will affect rian johnsons star wars. 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. In a news conference in japan to promote the franchises upcoming eighth episode. Most star wars directors have been fired by lucasfilm. According to sources of variety, disney and lucasfilm will drop j. Colin trevorrows firing from star wars is another reminder that no. Why did disney go with three different directors with star. Colin trevorrows leaving as director of star wars episode ix, but weve got ideas for who else could put their own spin on a. Conspiracy theory a maintains that the book of henry trevorrows critically mauled. Director josh trank reportedly fired from his star wars film for erratic behavior on the fantastic four set rodrigo perez may 2, 2015 8. Star wars 9 director colin trevorrow also fired by lucasfilm. Trevorrow stepped down from the project last week, after.
Colin trevorrow, director of the book of henry, poses at the premiere of the film on. The last jedi, it was believed that he was actually directing star wars 8 and star wars 9, but that was untrue. 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. Creative differences is a term that is often used loosely when a director is fired from a hollywood movie. Why star wars spinoff director josh trank was fired. Dear disney, marvel, and star wars, let directors direct. Star wars 9 director was fired over his terrible script. Episode viii, the last jedi, should earn somewhere between those two totals this. 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. Rian johnson hinted on monday that he wont be directing star wars.
Kennedy, who had already been through one director firingreplacement on the. Click through the gallery above to see the state of the epic star wars director hunt. 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. Star wars 9 director difficult to work with screen rant. Original star wars 9 director was fired for wanting major last jedi. Rian johnson, the films writerdirector, is being sued by his former agent, brian dreyfuss, who claims he helped johnson get. Director colin trevorrow is said to have asked for some major changes. Lucasfilm fires the director of star wars episode ix ars. Just when the future of the star warsseries seemed possible to guess, the studio has thrown another curveball.
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