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Information regarding why director Colin Trevorrow was fired from Star Wars: Episode IX and replaced by J.J. Abrams has reportedly come to light.

According to The Wall Street Journal, an anonymous source with knowledge of Trevorrow's work on Episode IX said the filmmaker was fired from the project because Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy wasn't satisfied with his script. She reportedly wasn't happy with the drafts co-written by Trevorrow or the one written by Jack Thorne—the playwright behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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Thorne's script reportedly wasn't to Trevorrow's satisfaction either, and he asked for another shot at the script, but Kennedy decided to instead remove Trevorrow from the project. After Lucasfilm allegedly considered hiring The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson to take his place, Abrams was brought on board to helm Episode IX.

This isn't the first bit of information we've heard regarding why Trevorrow was fired from Episode IX. According to a report that surfaced last year, Trevorrow's inflated ego created some friction with Lucasfilm, which ultimately led to him being fired from the project.

For more on Star Wars: Episode IX ahead of its release next year, check out these 10 theories about what will happen in Episode IX.

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