After directing this summer's biggest box office hit, Colin Trevorrow is ready to make the jump to hyperspace.
At Disney's D23 Expo, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn confirmed a rumor that had been circulating for weeks in the "Star Wars" fan community: The "Jurassic World" director will take the reins of "Star Wars: Episode IX."
With the film slated for release in 2019, shooting is still years away. But in a statement, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said she had been interested in working with Trevorrow since seeing his first feature film, the 2012 indie "Safety Not Guaranteed.