J.J. Abrams, Jon Favreau & Colin Trevorrow on Directing ‘Star Wars’

It’s a new week, and that means there’s even more updates on the exciting revival of Star Wars in the form of a new trilogy picking up after Return of the Jedi. Since George Lucas is retiring and taking a backseat in the universe he created 35 years ago, the search is on for a new blood to continue the saga. Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3 writer Michael Arndt has already turned in a 40-50 page treatment (apparently for the whole trilogy) and has been said to script Episode VII, so next is finding a director. Now fan favorites J.J. Abrams and Jon Favreau talk about their potential involvement, and rising director Colin Trevorrow, who helmed the Sundance favorite Safety Not Guaranteed, seems to be in the running also. First off, let’s scratch one big name director off the list. Last week Steven Spielberg took himself out of the …