We Now Know The Real Reason For Palpatine's Huge Return

It seems that Emperor Palpatine owes his epic Star Wars return to another guy's exit — that's according to a new interview with Colin Trevorrow in Empire — the magazine, not the pan-galactic evil organization.

During this interview, Trevorrow, who was at one point attached to write and direct the ninth film in the Skywalker Saga, revealed that it was J.J. Abrams who decided to bring back the iconic character.

Trevorrow's remarks to Empire focused on his time working on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which he and his writing partner Derek Connolly departed in September 2017. The director, who is best known as the driving creative force behind the Jurassic World franchise, told the magazine that the return of the notorious Sith Lord was the story element that finally helped the rest of the film's plot fall into place. He explained:

"Bringing back the Emperor was an idea J.J. brought to the table when he came on board. It's honestly something I never considered. I commend him for it. This was a tough story to unlock, and he found the key."

Trevorrow spent enough time working on The Rise of Skywalker to score a story credit, but he wasn't willing to go into detail when asked about his specific contributions to the script. He told Empire:

"That's not my place, especially right now. I know how hard this crew has worked over the past two years, a lot of them are working with us now on [the next Jurassic World movie]. I want to support them as they put this film out into the world. In the end, I'm just proud to have my name in space."

He did, however, give credit to Abrams for keeping what worked and jettisoning what didn't in regard to The Rise of Skywalker's story. Trevorrow explained:

"I'm not sure anyone who chooses the creative life should expect things. But I'm grateful to JJ for embracing some of our ideas. It's exciting that fans will get to see the moments that felt essential to all of us."

Abrams, of course, co-wrote and directed 2015's The Force Awakens and in a recent conversation with Uproxx, the director revealed that the seeds for Emperor Palpatine's eventual return had been planted all the way back when that film was still in the scripting stage. Keep watching the video to see that we now know the real reason for Palpatine's huge return!

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