Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow will no longer helm Star Wars Episode IX , Lucasfilm announced today.

"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. We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more information about the film soon."

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The following statement regarding Trevorrow's departure was released by Lucasfilm:No new director has been announced. A new writer, Jack Thorne, was also reportedly recently hired for the upcoming Star Wars film . Director Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner Derek Connolly had written the most recent draft of the script.Trevorrow previously directed Jurassic World and, most recently, The Book of Henry.Episode IX is not the only upcoming Star Wars film to face director turnover. Ron Howard took over for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller earlier this year as director on the upcoming young Han Solo film, which is still scheduled for a release in 2018. Howard has since taken to tweeting out set photos teasing small glimpses at the upcoming spinoff film. And the announcement of a Boba Fett spinoff film was reportedly scrapped at the last minute in 2015.Star Wars: Episode IX opens in theaters on May 24, 2019 while The Last Jedi hits theaters on December 15, 2017 — for more on the next Star Wars film to be released, check out the latest look at The last Jedi The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has already shot one scene for Episode IX , and Trevorrow had previously promised his Star Wars film would handle Leia "with love and respect, " while Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed the late Carrie Fisher would not be appearing in Episode IX

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