J.J. Abrams was forced out of his comfort zone while shooting Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
With Colin Trevorrow gone, Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams had to scramble to get The Rise of Skywalker off of the ground and had to change the release date.
Even directors like J.J. Abrams need to try new things every once in a while and making The Rise of Skywalker was the production to do it.
Maryann Brandon had to convince Abrams to let her edit while they were still shooting.