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Ren eventually discovers a holocron left behind by Palpatine, one containing a message to be played in the event of Palpatine's death. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is shown searching Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar and being haunted by the ghost of Luke Skywalker. In this version, Palpatine stayed dead after the events of Return of the Jedi. Perhaps the most notable difference is that Emperor Palpatine isn't the main villain of the story. Communication between planets has been cut off, leading the Resistance to hijack a Star Destroyer and launch a surprise attack on Coruscant (now ruled by Chancellor Hux) in order to activate a hidden Jedi beacon that can pierce the First Order's communication blockade and rally the Resistance's allies. But taken at face value, the leak does paint a very different picture of what might have been for Episode IX.Īccording to the video, Trevorrow and Connolly's working title for Episode IX was "Star Wars: Duel of the Fates." The plot differs quite a bit from The Rise of Skywalker, opening in a time when the First Order has all but completely dominated the galaxy. As with recent rumors about the supposed "JJ Cut" of The Rise of Skywalker, there's no way of knowing whether this script leak is legitimate.

In the video, Burnett claims to have come into possession of a screenplay draft (dated December 16, 2016) by Trevorrow and co-writer Derek Connolly. Via Esquire, a new discussion thread on Reddit's /StarWarsLeaks board recaps a YouTube video posted by Robert Meyer Burnett. Now we may have a better idea of Trevorrow's original plans for the final Skywalker Saga movie, at least if a purported script leak is to be believed. Abrams recently revealed he and co-writer Chris Terrio started from scratch when they took over the sequel and began writing what became The Rise of Skywalker. Abrams himself, his version of Star Wars: Episode IX is completely different from the one envisioned by Colin Trevorrow. The original story is below: According to director J.J. Update: While neither Lucasfilm nor Colin Trevorrow have commented on the leak, The AV Club reports it's been able to independently verify the Episode IX script is legitimate.