Star Wars: Duel of the Fates

For the produced film, see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
This article is about the film script. For the Star Wars musical piece, see Duel of the Fates.

Star Wars: Duel of the Fates (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – Duel of the Fates) is a 2016 screenplay written by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. It was intended as the third entry of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the sequel to Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). It takes its title from a musical piece written by John Williams for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).

Trevorrow was announced as the director of Episode IX in 2015. After producing several drafts of a screenplay, Trevorrow was removed from the project, with Lucasfilm citing the reason as "creative differences". The third in the trilogy was released in December 2019 as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While Trevorrow retained a story credit on the final release, it was directed by J. J. Abrams and co-written by Abrams with Chris Terrio. In January 2020, Trevorrow's script was posted to social media, with some critics describing the work as too professional to be fan fiction. Following the release of early concept art from the film, Trevorrow confirmed the script's authenticity.

The script was positively received. Some journalists compared the draft positively to the released film, describing it as a more faithful sequel to The Last Jedi. Series actor John Boyega expressed enthusiasm regarding the leaked concept art, but avoided reading the script to avoid "heartbreak". Several fan-made adaptations were produced.

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