answers: December 2019
context: and a week later, it was announced that J.J. Abrams would return to direct "Episode IX". He would the script with Chris Terrio, in addition to producing the film through his company Bad Robot Productions, with Kennedy and Michelle Rejwan. Disney had originally scheduled the film's release for December 2019, in keeping with the previous two sequel trilogy films, but then moved it up to May 24, a time of the year more common to the first six "Star Wars" episodes. However, after Abrams' return, its release date was moved back to December. On January 10, 2018, it was reported </s> Star Wars: Episode IX Star Wars: Episode IX is an upcoming American space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It will be the third and final installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy and the ninth and final installment of the main "Star Wars" film franchise, following "" (2015) and "" (2017). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and Bad Robot Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was announced after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012, with Colin Trevorrow announced as the film's director in August 2015. In September 2017, </s> December 2016, media outlets speculated on whether her role would be recast for "Episode IX" and whether the absence of her character would affect the film's plot. A few weeks later, Lucasfilm stated that they would not digitally recreate Fisher's performance for the film. In April 2017, Kathleen Kennedy stated that Fisher would not be in "Episode IX", but it was later announced that Fisher would in fact appear using unreleased footage from "The Force Awakens". In August, it was reported that Jack Thorne would rewrite the script. In September 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Trevorrow had stepped down as director,
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