A few days after the announcement of Trevorrow’s departure it was confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams would be returning to finish the trilogy he started.
Who Is Directing Star Wars: Episode IX?
Star Wars had been looking to fairly new, but accomplished, directors to make a lot of their new movies.
Trevorrow’s last movie, The Book of Henry was critically slammed, leading many to wonder if the director’s chair would be reconsidered, and while it’s not clear what role, if any, that movie played in the decision, Trevorrow has now followed Josh Trank Phil Lord, and Chris Miller into the “former Star Wars directors” club.