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The 'Jurassic World' director will make 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

We finally have our director for "Star Wars: Episode IX"!

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Colin Trevorrow will be stepping into the director's chair for the ninth installment of the "Star Wars" saga. 

Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn made the announcement at the studio's annual fan convention D23 Saturday. 

Trevorrow had recent success with Universal's surprise summer blockbuster "Jurassic World" starring Chris Pratt.

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Chris Pratt with director Colin Trevorrow on the set of "Jurassic World." Chuck Zlotnick/Universal Studios

The film broke several box-office records, including highest-grossing opening weekend, and has now made over $1.5 billion worldwide

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Trevorrow is also known for his indie hit, "Safety Not Guaranteed."

“This is not a job or an assignment. It is a seat at a campfire, surrounded by an extraordinary group of storytellers, filmmakers, artists and craftspeople," said Trevorrow in a press release from Lucasfilm. "We’ve been charged with telling new stories for a younger generation because they deserve what we all had—a mythology to call their own. We will do this by channeling something George Lucas instilled in all of us: boundless creativity, pure invention and hope.”

We won't see Episode IX for some time. The film will conclude the new trilogy of "Star Wars" films in 2019 which kicks off this December 18 with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

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