Colin Trevorrow Talks About the Loss of Carrie Fisher and Filming in Ireland
The Irish Examiner published a pair of pieces yesterday with Colin Trevorrow where he made some brief comments on Star Wars: Episode IX while speaking with the press association for The Book of Henry. In one piece he speaks a bit about how the sudden loss of Carrie Fisher has impacted the production on both an emotional and practical level.
Treverrow on Fisher:
She had a major role in the film and it’s something we had to deal with emotionally at first. Now we’ve had to deal with it in very practical ways and in a form of storytelling we know is going to honour her and keep her soul alive, but it is an unfortunate reality that we’re just going to have to handle. It’s been tough emotionally – and logistically we’ll figure that part out, but she was just very important to the Star Wars family and that was the hardest part.
In another, lighter, piece Colin Trevorrow speaks more generally about his experience so far on Star Wars.
My core group is a pretty amazing collection of perspectives who put out this film. To be able to surround myself with so many people who care about it so much and are so focused on telling a truly emotionally satisfying story, that’s very rich.
He also clarified that Rian Johnson shot just a “tiny little moment” for The Last Jedi by his request, not an entire scene.
Not even a whole scene, just a tiny little moment. But it’s amazing how tiny moments can be… I think that’s almost become a right of passage now, for each director to ask for just one little thing.
What that is to me is representative of how collaborative the Lucasfilm environment is. Now that Rian is finishing his film I definitely check in with him as much as I can.
Trevorrow also discusses some of the benefits of having Ireland stand in for otherworldly locations.
I think what’s most important about the locations in Star Wars is that they connect us to something on our planet that is elemental and deeply recognizable as a space that humans have set foot on and feels real, and yet has a little bit of the element of the other-worldly, and has an almost-spiritual connection to the earth. And I think that Ireland, especially the island that we used in the film, has that. It’s slightly hyper-real, yet we know it’s really there.
Head to the Irish Examiner here for the Carrie Fisher piece and here for the more comprehensive article covering everything from Book of Henry, to Safety not Guaranteed, to Jacob Trembley’s encounter with Mark Hamill.
Colin makes me nervous but I am not a pessimist so I will hope for the best. After seeing Wonder Woman I wish they would have got Jenkins instead.
I bet they announce her as the director of an anthology film in the next two years.
i be she’ll direct that rumored YA romance film, if that really tuns out to be a thing.
YA romance film?
It was rumored a while back that Lucasfilm slate of films after Episode IX consist of An Obi-Wan movie, a Bounty hunters movie with Boba Fett in it, a YA romance movie in the vein of Lost Stars, and then a break for a few years to build anticipation for the next Saga trilogy. if this is true, Patty Jenkins might be good fit for the YA romance movie. she knows how to build a good, believable romance in a short runtime (see: Diana Prince and Steve Trevor).
I had initially meant what you meant by YA but after seeing you reference Lost Stars I put it together that you meant young adult… I is good at smartness.
I would love them to do a Lost Star movie, that book is one of the best books i have ever read…not just Star Wars books but ANY book, imagine a movie looking at the events from the 1st trilogy through different eyes, different angles. it would be awesome.
Still my favorite in the Canon.
I agree. It would be extremely entertaining.
Patty Jenkins didn’t direct enough movies to make a judgement if she is a great director. Neither did Trevorrow.
But she’s directed a big-budget blockbuster like Wonder Woman.
Like or hate it, Jurassic World is also a big budget blockbuster.
Neither appears to have had much other relevant experience.
Jurassic World was also big-budget blockbuster that earned 1.6 billion dollars. The missconeption by the audience today is that every director’s movie will be the same as the one previous. It is not!!! There are many directors that have made “bad” movies and then have made one of the most beloved ones (Irvin Kershner for example), also the other way round(George Lucas).
Being nervous about him is one of the few things almost everyone agrees with on here.
I can see her directing the upcoming bounty hunter movie, with the main protagonist being a woman. A bizarro version of ‘Rogue One’ perhaps.
AURRA SING. AURRA SING.
Except for gadot, WW was just okay. Nothing special.
I thought Jurassic World was a solidly directed film, for what it is – a satisfying summer entertainment. It def. brought the original film’s magic and is far better than any sequel after the first one. I’m sure he’s going to give it his best and that’s all I can ask for. Even the top directors, on their best days, produce substandard films. For a great movie to happen things just need to fall into place.
Can’t help but draw parallels between Megyn Kelly and KK who are about one mistake away from getting their pink slip. If there’s one thing mega corporations do not value, It’s employees who are lightening rods for controversy and bad PR.
Eisner made way more money for Disney than she ever did for a lot long and in the end it didn’t help from him getting forced out.
Here we go again.
This dude’s a living, breathing embarrassment to himself. No wonder he maintains an anonymous identity. Can you imagine this guy at parties? Ugh….
I can imagine he never gets invited to any.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
She’s not the CEO of Disney, dumbass. She’s made 3 billion for them in 2 years as president of a Disney subsidiary. She knows what the hell she’s doing. Not every creative relationship is going to work out when you collaborate with multiple people on multiple films concurrently. That’s the business. And good producers can spot if something isn’t working and fix it before it becomes a disaster, which is exactly what she’s doing.
Couldn’t have said it any better.
“A right of passage”?!
He obviously said RITE, dear transcriber.
“honour her and keep her soul alive…”
I can see a Force Ghost of Leia right now.
Luke or Obi Wan told her how to do it. Not all Jedi fight. Best way to keep her soul alive.
Honestly, I care more about how they are going to handle Leia’s character in Expisode IX (death off-screen or explained during the opening scroll, actor replacement, etc.) than I do about all this Lord and Miller talk that is so pervasive right now. Compared to Carrie Fisher’s untimely (and unfortunate) death, the drama happening on the young Han Solo movie doesn’t seem as big a deal.
I’m less worried by the loss of Ms Fisher than I am by Trevorrow helming this film.
I really do not like his work.
Just watched The book of Henry
Wonderful film. If episode 9 is even half as good, then we are in for a treat
“Rite” of passage.