Speaking with Fast Company (via The Playlist), Abrams says he had originally turned down Star Wars 9 when he was first asked to direct it: It was Abrams’ wife and Bad Robot co-CEO Katie McGrath who convinced him he should return: Abrams admits it was a daunting prospect given that Star Wars 9 already had a release date, and revealed that he did indeed toss out the previous script that Trevorrow was working on: Contribute Hire me

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