Colin Trevorrow confirms the Star Wars 9 original script leaks. While J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker has its fair share of supporters, its mixed reception led to an increased interest in what the movie could have been when Trevorrow was still onboard as director. Earlier this month, details about his script (which was called Duel of the Fates) made their way online, painting a very different picture when compared to Rise of Skywalker. The general feeling is Duel of the Fates was a more proper Last Jedi sequel, and some believe it would have been a better movie than Rise of Skywalker.
Reading about what Trevorrow had in mind was fascinating enough, but more recently fans got an opportunity to see what his Duel of the Fates could have looked like with concept art of scenes such as Kylo Ren battling his Darth Vader hallucination, Rey wielding a double-bladed lightsaber, and the epic Battle of Coruscant. At the time, it was unknown if the images were actually from Duel of the Fates development, but now Trevorrow has gone ahead and confirmed that indeed they are.
Responding to a fan’s question on Twitter, Trevorrow said the artwork making the rounds online is from his Star Wars 9. Though, he did clarify that R2-D2 didn’t die during the Battle of Coruscant; the fan-favorite astromech was only severely damaged. Take a look at his post in the space below:
It’s refreshing to see Trevorrow be open and transparent about Star Wars 9 (he even uses the Duel of the Fates title here), giving the leaks definite legitimacy. The director’s been quick to debunk reports and speculation regarding his version of the film before (see: his denial leaked Rise of Skywalker concept art was from Duel of the Fates), so audiences know he’s a trustworthy source on this subject. Trevorrow publicly discussing Duel of the Fates evokes Zack Snyder continuing to share images of Justice League’s Snyder Cut. Obviously, Star Wars 9 and Justice League isn’t entirely an apples-to-apples comparison, but there are some notable parallels between the two projects. And in both instances, viewers are left wondering if the scrapped version would have been better than what was officially released.
Trevorrow’s probably limited in what he can talk about regarding Duel of the Fates, so it’ll be interesting to see if anything else comes out at a later date. While the director does come out as a winner in all of this, it frankly wouldn’t do him (or anyone else associated with Star Wars 9) much good to keep harping on the past. And missing out on Duel of the Fates didn’t set Trevorrow’s career back much, as he quickly picked up the Jurassic World 3 gig afterwards. He’ll be focusing on that for the foreseeable future, but Star Wars fans would love to learn more about what happened on Duel of the Fates.
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Source: Colin Trevorrow
