There’s a section of the Star Wars fanbase hoping that director J.J. Abrams will undo many of the controversial creative decisions in Star Wars: The Last Jedi with next year’s Star Wars: Episode IX.
Given how little we know about the movie, it remains to be seen whether there’ll be any retconning of Rey’s parents and the deaths of Supreme Leader Snoke and Luke Skywalker (let’s face it – it’s unlikely with regards to the latter two), but according to Making Star Wars, Abrams will be bringing back at least one discarded element from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The site reports that the former Ben Solo – now Supreme Leader of the First Order – will once again be donning a mask – a reforged version his original mask, to be precise (good job whoever swept it up kept all of the shattered pieces!). The site’s source claims that “to them it looked like the mask was pieced back together using some kind of red crystalline bonding material [which] gave the mask ‘a very corrupted look.’ A little Kylo, a little Vader, and maybe even with a hint of Maul’s facial stylings.”
In the same report, it’s also said that Episode IX will see BB-8 getting a little droid sidekick called D.O / Dio, and that it is a “sort of an ugly duckling idea in that the droid treated BB-8 as a parent and was very attached to him.”
Now, these are of course just unconfirmed rumours at present, but it’s worth pointing out that Making Star Wars has a very strong track record, and so it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise if both of these titbits proves accurate.
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Star Wars: Episode IX is set for release on December 20th 2019 with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) directing a cast that includes Star Wars veterans Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) as well as new additions Naomi Ackie (Lady Mabeth), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Keri Russell (The Americans).
