Star Wars: Episode IX - 9 Reasons JJ Abrams Is The Right Choice To Direct

7. He Has No Other Major Projects On The Horizon

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One of the overlooked benefits of bringing Abrams onboard is that he doesn't have any other projects, as a director, on his schedule.

He'll be directing, writing and producing Episode IX, but besides that, he's not doing much else.

He's an executive producer on two TV shows - Castle Rock and Glare - but that executive producer credit means that his creative input is limited - any involvement he has with these two projects will be largely financial.

He's also producing Overlord, the next Cloverfield movie and Mission: Impossible 6, but since all of those are currently deep into production, he won't have much work to do on them - if any at all.

So, with Episode IX set for a December 2019 release date, he basically has two years and three months to make it, with no distractions.

He'll be able to take his time (to a certain degree) in order to make the best movie possible, without worrying about major creative commitments to any other projects.

And given how massive a production Episode IX is likely to be, the ability to give it 100 percent of his attention will prove invaluable.

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