Colin Trevorrow has become the latest director to part ways with a Star Wars project after Lucasfilm confirmed he would no longer helm Star Wars: Episode IX.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Lucasfilm praised the director but added that they had “mutually chosen” to part ways on the project.

“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,” the statement read.

Trevorrow was originally confirmed as the director for the finale of the latest Star Wars trilogy in August 2015, after the success of Jurassic World, which took $1.6bn at the box office.

The director made his name with the 2012 sci-fi dramedy Safety Not Guaranteed, before impressing Hollywood with Jurassic World, but his latest effort, The Book of Henry, was poorly received critically.

Trevorrow’s departure is the second high-profile directorial departure in the Star Wars universe in recent months, after the duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were replaced by Ron Howard on the Han Solo spin off movie after “creative differences”.

A replacement for Trevorrow has not been confirmed. The film is due to be released in May 2019.

The next Star Wars film to hit screens will be Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is due out in mid-December this year.