--- description: Colin Trevorrow will no longer direct the latest Star Wars film due to differences in vision for the project with Lucasfilm title: Colin Trevorrow Is No Longer Directing 'Star Wars: Episode IX' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c8d1c873737921a/698878c73c163900d345b886/colin-trevorrow.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Colin Trevorrow Is No Longer Directing _Star Wars: Episode IX_  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 5, 2017 10:34 PM CUT  Colin Trevorrow arrives at the World Premiere of 'Jurassic World' on June 9, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif. Colin Trevorrow arrives at the World Premiere of 'Jurassic World' on June 9, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 5, 2017 10:34 PM CUT Colin Trevorrow will no longer direct _Star Wars: Episode IX_, Lucasfilm said in a statement, citing creative differences over their “visions” for the movie. “Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on _Star Wars_: Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for the project differ,” Lucasfilm said in a [statement](http://www.starwars.com/news/a-statement-regarding-star-wars-episode-ix "undefined") Tuesday. “We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more information about the film soon,” Lucasfilm added. The film is set for a 2019 release. Trevorrow co- wrote and directed the 2015 hit film _Jurassic World._ More recently, he directed _The Book of Henry,_ which debuted in June to weak reviews. This is the second time in three months a film in the _Star Wars_ franchise has lost a director. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were originally directing the untitled Han Solo film, but[ stepped away](http://time.com/4826075/star-wars-han-solo-phil-lord-christopher-miller-directors/ "undefined") in June due to “creative differences,” and were [replaced](http://time.com/4828521/ron-howard-star-wars-han-solo/ "undefined") by Ron Howard. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4928464/colin-trevorrow-star-wars-episode-9-lucasfilm/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4928464/colin-trevorrow-star-wars-episode-9-lucasfilm/"},"headline":"Colin Trevorrow Is No Longer Directing Star Wars: Episode IX","datePublished":"2017-09-05T22:34:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:17:50.983Z","description":"Lucasfilm said the parting was due to creative differences","url":"https://time.com/4928464/colin-trevorrow-star-wars-episode-9-lucasfilm/","keywords":["movies","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c8d1c873737921a/698878c73c163900d345b886/colin-trevorrow.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c8d1c873737921a/698878c73c163900d345b886/colin-trevorrow.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Jurassic World\" - World Premiere","caption":"\"Jurassic World\" - World Premiere","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4928464/colin-trevorrow-star-wars-episode-9-lucasfilm/","name":"Colin Trevorrow Is No Longer Directing Star Wars: Episode IX"}}]}] ```