ST Colin Trevorrow NOT directing Episode IX

That was my thinking as well

This is probably Mark just trying to defend the young kids and send a positive message. We know he has spoken out a bunch about how mercilessly Jake Lloyd was treated after TPM.

 

I'm sure we all know one flop (or even a few) can happen to the best of directors. I'm just a bit concerned about Colin's enthusiasm for the material prior to the debut. It's not like he had an extensive resume prior to JW. IMO Bryce Howard (who I think is very talented) came off pretty wooden in that movie. I'm no expert, but I wonder what metrics were evaluated in his previous work when they handed Colin 1/3 of the ST. I think you could make the case for JJ and Rian a lot easier than Colin.

 

Someone call Gareth Edwards and see if his access badge still works.

 

Oh hi Denny! I...am your father.

 

"You know what Ep. 9 needs? Rey dueling in space-pumps and a bikini." - CT

"I did not kill Han. I did not do it I did NOT"

 

Colin really made it????

http://lesbianrey.tumblr.com/post/161879830185/i-want-my-life-back-from-before-i-saw-this-short

"Home Base is a 2002 short film written and directed by Colin Trevorrow. The story revolves around Nick, who is dumped by his girlfriend Amanda (who leaves him for his boss, Charlie). Nick gets his revenge on Amanda by pursuing a relationship with Amanda's mother, Jackie, and flaunting it in front of Amanda."

 

No statement will be made by Lucasfilm. No changes will be made. It's supposed to start shooing next month. Trevorrow will direct this. The iceberg is in sight. The band has already been paid and they're tuning up. See you all at the bottom of the ocean.

 

I'm feeling some type of way at the idea of LFL looking for a female director as a last minute replacement/damage control for Colin, after what KK said about female directors.

 

"Oh hai Hux."

I'll say this, if you guys are going to seriously consider another director for IX, you have to look at ones that aren't actively in production of their own blockbuster films. So Coogler would be out, so would DuVernay. Unless they want to postpone until 2020. I wouldn't complain if that were the case.

I wouldn't say no to Cuaron. Azkaban is my favorite of the Potter films, and Children of Men and Gravity were also stellar. Part of me thinks that they should just cut out the middle man and bring on Tony Gilroy to direct from the get go instead of having him clean up a mess of a film. I'd love Jenkins but she seemed iffy on the prospect of Star Wars when asked and might need a bit more of a break before going into production on another blockbuster. Bigelow would have an interesting take on the material.

 

I can see the term "consultant" being thrown around as someone else is brought on board to "help".

 

Or if they really like Rian Johnson, could we just keep him? Please?

(I have no idea if he has other movies on the horizon. I'm sure he has 50.)

And TLJ can't start THAT soon, because Daisy still has to film Chaos Walking which will probably take a couple months.

 

I agree. Either way, KK, Iger and company will probably have a shorter leash on CT. I can't picture him having the leeway they gave JJ or RJ.

 

That still seems too soon to find a new director, a good one at that, that will be available on short notice. I'm betting most directors that we would want are probably already tied up with other commitments.

The bright side to all of this is that it's a momentary distraction from wondering who Rey's parents are.

 

You never know, Brett Ratner might be available.

 

They've switched out directors before in the past. I'm not sure how the abrupt change in leadership has panned out on average, but regardless of whether or not they speak publicly, they have to be concerned. They were placing a lot of faith in an untested talent who just crapped out on his 2nd big project.

 

Ha. I actually joked about that a few pages back. This really does feel reminiscent of the X-Men 3 situation.

 

I might have been a little harsh there, actually - Ratner did do a decent job with Red Dragon, albeit with a fantastic script.

They could always push it back to December. They did that early in the production of TLJ.

 

Pushing it back would be worth it, even if it became May 2020. It's better to have a director you aren't going to scrutinize or micro-manage than staying the course on one you have little faith in. Too many hands in the pot will produce the same results as simply having the wrong hand.

 

While I doubt Fincher would ever take the job, I think this is moreorless the path that Lucasfilm needs to take with Episode IX. Hell, if it's necessary, delay as far back as May or December 2020. There's absolutely no need to rush this film out.

 

I agree that additional screenwriters and consultants will probably suddenly be involved in the film as opposed to completely cutting CT. And by the end of the day or weekend we'll likely get the obligatory statement from LFL and KK saying 'We have full confidence in CT and love the direction he's going!'

But the reviews are uniformly saying 'Be terrified for SW' and comparing the film to Birdemic and The Room. Not just failed formulaic films, but the most notoriously absurd and tone deaf movies ever made. This just might be a bad enough situation to cut him even if it means pushing the movie back. Despite all his talk about how he now sees the value of female heroes after WW, many reviews are calling TBoH oddly sexist and abusive. That is definitely not the message KK wants to send.

 

Everybody on this board including me right now:

 

Based on what he said around the time of Jurassic World, I think he genuinely believes he's deconstructing gender stereotypes, but his films lack the intelligence and nuance to handle that so they just come across as painfully old-fashioned and sexist.

 

What has to be done between now and January? Filmmakers can you answer that? Sets? Concept art? Casting? Screenplay editing (which will be constant and heavy for sure)?

There's 7 months to go and while the media won't forget, firing CT now would be impulsive. However, you get a big name to come in and act as a consultant (aka co-director who will be assigned bigger and bigger roles if need be) and plaster that all over the media and you ease the tensions. Sure, Patty Jenkins is the "it" kid right now and her work with female characters is highly regarded at the moment. But there are others. Possibly the safest route is to have Rian and/or JJ come on board to assist. But that's just name throwing right now.

CT could knock it out of the park but there's already pre-conceived notions and the public (the SW public at least) needs to feel confident.

I had never heard of "Birdemic" or "The Room" so I went on youtube and saw that they are merely parodies meant to be made fun of in the nature of "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" or, in modern terms "Sharknado". The comparisons would be cute if BOH were not meant to be taken seriously. Unfortunately that is not the case. From what I gather, BOH essentially

Spoiler

takes the subject of a young person's untimely death due to cancer and a young girl's sick abuse from her stepfather and turns it into a comical tale of how to commit murder but tries to make it light hearted"

I mean WTF!!!!