J.J. Abrams has officially revealed why he made the decision to return and direct ‘Star Wars: Episode 9′. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he said the following,
“But when the opportunity presented itself to finish a story that we had begun with these new characters, to tell the last chapter of their story, it felt like there was a chance to do it in a way where we could go beyond, and do better than we did in Seven. I learned so much in that movie and I saw that this was a chance to sort of realize something that we hadn’t quite achieved – and part of that was it was simply the beginning of these new characters and their story. The opportunity to sort of take what we had learned, to take the feeling of who these characters are and what they are and give them a final chapter that felt in the spirit of what we begun? It was too delicious of an opportunity to pass up.”
The reasoning behind J.J’s decision making certainly makes sense given the wide open door that was presented to him upon the departure of director ColinTrevorrow. Furthermore, it seems as if J.J. will finally have the opportunity to finish what he started (which has often been a criticism lobbed at him) and build upon what seems to be a great second chapter in ‘The Last Jedi‘.
Stay tuned for more details on ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ as they develop.
