As I posted in the Star Wars OT earlier today, it's hard for me to form a strong opinion on this without actually getting to read the script. What we have now is second had at best. Heck, if you're like me and haven't watched the video, it's third hand. It sounds interesting enough from the summaries.
A note: there's also at least one other Trevorrow/Connolly draft from spring 2017 that doesn't include Leia. And then writer Jack Thorne was brought in to give their last draft a rewrite.
MakingStarWars claimed to have gotten information about that one.
Also, I feel it's important for this discussion to note that Colin Trevorrow did not write The Book of Henry. That script was a 10-years-in-the-making passion project for a writer named Gregg Hurwitz. And he probably kept adding and changing things trying to entice studios rather than trying to make it a better movie. This certainly does not absolve Colin of criticism for it, but I just wanted to point that out.
Leak the Lucas treatments!!! C'monnnnn...
Oh, how I want this. I just want to know what they are. They fascinate me. There's a George Lucas story for Episodes VII, VIII, and IX that differs from the officially made ones! And we know very little about it!
Now we just need the Jack Thorne version (the one where Rey was the daughter of the Organa family housekeeper) and the George version (with Whills and midichlorians).
I'd also like the "work-in-progress" draft of VII that Michael Arndt turned in to Lucasfilm in August of 2013 if anyone out there is taking orders.
What was the given reason for him being fired again?
The thing I wonder about is what are the sticking points that make KK want to fire you?
Because killing off Luke and Snoke was something she was cool with and allowed Rian the authority to do, but not redeeming Kylo Ren was sacrilege such that she was desperate to force TRoS into a rushed mess?
We don't know what Lord and Miller's intent was with Solo but there was nothing ambitious about the film we got. And it undercut Han's arc by making it turn out that he helped kickstart a rebel cell before even stepping foot on Tatooine?
The official reason is, essentially, creative differences. My guess, and it's just a guess, is that Kathy was never happy with any drafts that Trevorrow and Connolly turned in but couldn't put her finger on why. After J.J. came in and started pitching stuff, she realized that the problem she had with Trevorrow and Connolly was that they didn't redeem Kylo. She's stated that J.J. had a leg up because he helped break the story for the trilogy and was part of the discussions about where everything could go after Episode VII. I'm sure redeeming Kylo was discussed during the making of The Force Awakens and maybe Kathy really liked the idea but then it lay dormant.