Though, it should be said, that everything is looking good for Rian Johnson to do the same thing with Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The need for J.J. Abrams to come back came to pass following the announcement that Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow was leaving the film following the decision that his vision of the film was different than what Lucasfilm was looking for.
This was the second time in recent months that director issues had become a problem for Lucasfilm, as the studio had already had to replace the directors of the upcoming Han Solo movie.
Considering the difficulty that Lucasfilm seems to be having finding directors that work in their structure, it’s not surprising they went back to the only one has thus far seen an entire film make it from start to finish as a director.