JJ Abrams reveals 'Avengers: Endgame' inspired him to make 'Star Wars Episode IX'

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker h monumental task of ending legendary Star Wars saga, a series that began back in 1977 and has millions of fans worldwide. Director JJ Abrams certainly h his work cut out for him, as he needed ninth entry of main Star Wars film franchise to be one that satisfied fans and gave a good conclusion to overall narrative of Skywalker storyline. Wher he succeeded in his efforts is a matter of debate among fans and critics alike. JJ Abrams recently spoke about his inspiration for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, telling an international news portal that he was inspired by MCU's Avengers: Endgame to go ahe with his own film.

JJ Abrams reveals his inspiration for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

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MCU recently released its cumulative finale in form of Russo Brors' Avengers: Endgame. finale of Marvel film franchise was beloved by fans and critics alike and movie mand to give superhero saga a satisfactory ending. In an interview, JJ Abrams, director of Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, opened up about how Avengers: Endgame both intimidated him as well as inspired him. 

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JJ Abrams stated that when you saw movies such as Avengers: Endgame, you feel like ending a saga is easy. He ded that George Lucas me it seem simple as well, but according to Abrams ending are t that easy. JJ Abrams ded that watching se movies was a humbling thing and he realized that such massive franchises are like a religion for some people. So he was worried about how he would take se things and choose which thres, mes and characters to continue. 

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JJ Abrams stated that this part of process was as inspiring as it was intimidating. He ded that it was definitely tough this time, as he h to wrap up story arcs of nine films inste of just three. Avengers: Endgame is w officially highest-grossing film of all time, earning around $2.788 billion at Box Office. Meanwhile, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker has also earned an impressive $500 million at Box Office, despite negative reviews from critics. 

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