Given how close we were to getting a Colin Trevorrow Star Wars film with a version of Episode IX – Duel of the Fates – that never materialised, it’s understandable that Trevorrow might want to put some distance between himself and the GFFA, and talking with The Hollywood Reporter about his new film Deep Cover starring his Jurassic World lead Bryce Dallas Howard, he explains how he needed that distance, and how the latest Star Wars mega hit will be bringing him back to the stars.
Before he was slated to helm Jurassic World Dominion, Trevorrow was in the process of developing Star Wars: Duel of the Fates, his version of what would later become Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In 2017, he parted ways with Lucasfilm over creative differences, which allowed him to conclude his Jurassic World trilogy. In 2020, a Duel of the Fates script and early concept art leaked online to an overwhelmingly positive response. (A TIE fighter from Trevorrow’s scrapped film is on display at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.)
In 2022, when Trevorrow sat down with me for Jurassic World Dominion, he admitted that the internet’s response to those leaked materials provided a much welcomed spring in his step. However, he’s still had to keep the franchise that defined his youth at arm’s length, at least until this summer.
“My son and I have both decided that we are going to watch all of Andor this summer. But I do have to be honest; it has been a struggle for me to engage with anything Star Wars-related just on an emotional level,” Trevorrow admits. “So, to the team that made Andor, I guess I can say that you’re the ones who’ve finally brought me back in.”
