Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Writer Says There Should be One More Movie Before Episode IX

There are a lot of things that needed to happen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker since it was the last movie in the Skywalker Saga. But what if there was at least one more film before Episode IX? Screenwriter Chris Terrio has pointed out that there could have been an entire movie between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.

Terrio co-wrote The Rise of Skywalker with director J.J. Abrams so he's familiar with what should have happened in the film. In an interview with IndieWire, Terrio admitted that there was so much to tackle in Episode IX that he felt they needed to make a completely different movie.

"We probably could have written a whole movie that was just a lead up to Kylo Ren going to get the wayfinders, Kylo Ren trying to take on a Henry the Fifth story, right?" Terrio said. "Where he now is the king, and he had to sort of earn the throne. And now, how will he perform as Supreme Leader? … At the beginning of the film, yes, he's out to destroy any threat to his power. He's searching for this legendary world that might be the source of the voice, but quite literally, the galaxy hears a broadcast, which is the voice of Palpatine, and then in the course of the first scene, we learn that Kylo Ren literally has heard in his head the same thing."

It's an interesting thought considering that Kylo's story arc would have been more satisfying if his thirst for power was properly explored. However, that's not the only story that needed more time to be told. Abrams himself had already considering splitting Episode IX into two separate films but this idea was turned down.

Unfortunately, we'll never get to see a more thorough look at how things happened in The Rise of Skywalker. Nevertheless, people are hoping that Abrams' three-hour director's cut will be released and shed some light on Episode IX's mysteries.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is currently screening in theaters worldwide.

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