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Star Wars: Episode IX gets a new screenwriter

August 2, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Star Wars: Episode IX is set for a rewrite, with THR reporting that British screenwriter Jack Thorne (Skins, Wonder) has signed on to pen a new draft of the script for the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy.

According to the site, director Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner Derek Connolly have been hard at work on the screenplay, but it is felt that a fresh set of eyes is needed ahead of a planned production start date in January.

Thorne’s recent projects include the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, and Channel 4’s Philip K. Dick’s Electric Sheep.

SEE ALSO: Colin Trevorrow on delivering an “emotionally resonant and satisfying” Star Wars: Episode IX

Star Wars: Episode IX is slated for release on May 24th 2019.

Originally published August 2, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, Jack Thorne, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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