Star War fans hoping for this one thing after the Episode 9 director shakeup

Fans were quick to offer up suggestions.

The Star Wars film franchise has suffered a disturbance in the Force as the director of Star Wars: Episode IX has left the blockbuster. Jurassic World's Colin Trevorrow was confirmed on Tuesday to no longer being taking on the ninth instalment of the Star Wars franchise. And while some fans were questioning what had happened behind the scenes, others were urging Lucasfilm to offer up some suggestions. The big one? That the new director of Episode IX will be a woman and/or someone from a minority background. In a statement about Trevorrow's departure posted on the Star Wars website, Lucasfilm said:

"Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. "Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for the project differ. We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more information about the film soon."

It's not the first director shakeup in the Star Wars franchise - or even the first one this year after Ron Howard replaced Phil Lord and Chris Miller on the Han Solo spinoff in June But now fans are calling for more representation and inclusion among the Star Wars filmmakers, urging Lucasfilm to be more diverse when it comes to the director's chair on Star Wars: Episode IX.  https://twitter.com/DeeIbdulJackson/status/905283805392625670 https://twitter.com/haegorgeous/status/905208566746898433 https://twitter.com/atomicwick/status/905192914371964930 https://twitter.com/millygribben/status/905380174556012545 https://twitter.com/ClutteredSkies/status/905230729956782082 https://twitter.com/Wolfesghost/status/905423544166866944 https://twitter.com/wcidmv/status/905421701885952003 https://twitter.com/gabbyismeantome/status/905230604152791041 https://twitter.com/mattzollerseitz/status/905193665286602754 It comes after Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy told how they were looking at bringing in a female director "when the time is right". She previously told Variety:

“We want to make sure that when we bring a female director in to do 'Star Wars', they’re set up for success. “They’re gigantic films, and you can’t come into them with essentially no experience.”

She added that the Lucasfilm team was looking to bring in talented women filmmakers who are in the early stages of their career - and they would bring them in "when the time is right". She said:

“We want to really start to focus in on people we would love to work with and see what kinds of things they’re doing to progress up that ladder now, and then pull them in when the time is right.”