Apparently, the force is not strong enough to surpass the creative differences of "Star Wars" production entities, as the formerly planned director for "Episode IX," Colin Trevorrow, was allegedly fired from the movie.
Rumors are that Trevorrow had disagreements over the plot and story of "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi," hence he was not around for the sequel since it did not fit his vision for the saga. Apparently, Trevorrow wanted to change two major things in "The Last Jedi," particularly two key characters who were pivotal to the saga and even necessary for it to progress.
First is about Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) whom viewers can recall, died on "The Last Jedi" due to exertion, albeit in a grand way arguably fitting of a Jedi master. Trevorrow reportedly wanted to keep Luke alive and strongly disagreed with the filmmakers' killing him off. For some fans, this is understandable since Luke's involvement in the current trilogy was much-anticipated and quite an important fan-service even. So much so that even actor Mark Hamill agreed with what Trevorrow wanted for Luke.
Hamill himself even admitted in the wake of "The Last Jedi's" premiere that he did not like how Luke turned out to be. Eventually though, Luke understood that the new trilogy was not about him and the old characters anymore and ultimately had to accept the filmmakers' new take on his character.
Another major thing that Trevorrow wanted to be changed was Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis), who, like Luke, also died in "The Last Jedi." The 41-year-old director wanted Snoke to live since he deemed the antagonist too enigmatic to just kill off. He also seemed to think that there was a lot more backstory for Snoke to be explored, hence killing him seemed a waste.
Trevorrow's whims were not welcome and he argued leading the executives to fire him. Now J.J. Abrams will be directing "Episode IX" instead of him. Still, there is no way to confirm such rumors and they should be taken with a grain of salt. It should be noted though that Hamill really did approve of Trevorrow's vision for Luke. Now, it remains to be seen how "Episode IX" will turn out with a different director and perspective.
