New director for Star Wars

THE Force Awakens filmmaker JJ Abrams will return to a galaxy far, far away to replace Colin Trevorrow as the director of Star Wars: Episode IX.

Trevorrow, who made Jurassic World, parted company with the film last week.

Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, as well as serving as director.

Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, said: “With The Force Awakens, JJ delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so excited that he is coming back to close out this trilogy.”

Abrams delivered a huge box office success with Episode VII The Force Awakens in 2015.