All the ‘Star Wars’ Behind-the-Scenes Shakeups Since Disney Bought Lucasfilm (So Far)

In September 2017, Lucasfilm announced it had parted ways with “Star Wars: Episode IX” director Colin Trevorrow just months before the film was set to begin production, and then revealing a week later that JJ Abrams would take his place. But that’s hardly the first shakeup of the modern “Star Wars” era. Here’s all the drama that’s happened since Disney bought Lucasfilm (and the “Star Wars” franchise) in 2012.

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