Did JJ Abrams write Episode 9?

Abrams, who launched a new era of Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015, is returning to complete the sequel trilogy as writer and director of Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio.

Did JJ Abrams Direct Star Wars 9?

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) is a 2019 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams.

Will there be a Star Wars Episode 9?

Star Wars Episode 9: what’s the release date? December 20, 2019. The film was originally set to be released on May 24, but production issues in August and September 2017 – including director and screenwriter changes – has pushed the film’s schedule back by six months.

Why is episode 9 called the rise of Skywalker?

Not only was The Rise of Skywalker set to close out the sequel trilogy that began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it was also serving as the final chapter in the Skywalker saga. So naming the movie after the Skywalker family that has remained the focus of Star Wars was the best way to indicate this was the end.

What happened KYLO Ren?

Yeah, it’s a bit complicated, but the gist is that Kylo did actually die when Palpatine threw him into the hole. After all, he did smash into a rock on his way down. At this point in the movie, Leia isn’t dead, only comatose. “So Leia Force projects herself as Ben and uses her life force to save Rey.

Is Finn a Jedi?

While The Rise of Skywalker finally acknowledged that Finn had some latent Force-powers, it stopped short of saying whether or not Finn had Jedi potential. But, in The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, it’s just a given that Rey would devote her free time post-Exegol to training Finn as a Jedi.

Why is it titled Rise of Skywalker?

Skywalker Refers to Rey’s Choice Since the whole trilogy has largely been about her rise from “nobody” scavenger to Jedi and hero of the whole galaxy, it makes sense that it’s her “rise” that’s talked about in the title. After all, she is literally told to “rise” by the spirits of the fallen Jedi in the Force.

What does the name Skywalker mean?

Skywalker means one who walks on the sky or in the sky. Alternatively, it can either be a family whose past profession was iron working or a Native American of the Mohawk group who worked on the steel buildings in New York.

Why did KYLO kiss Rey?

Talking with fans after a screening of The Rise of Skywalker at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Abrams said of the romantic kiss, “There is as much of a brother-sister thing between Rey and Kylo Ren as there is a romantic thing.” The Rise of Skywalker novelization even tries to downplay the kiss.