The film ultimately ended up in the hands of director J.J. Abrams with a screenplay by Abrams and Chris Terrio, but Trevorrow and Connolly are credited as writers.
Some fans on social media are already calling the leaked in-depth transcript superior to the final product, while others are wondering about what could have been if the film had adhered to the original vision.
“Even if this is fan fiction, it looks better than TROS [‘Rise of Skywalker’],” wrote one Reddit user. “This is MUCH better than what we got. Shame some idiots decided to rewrite it into the mess it became,” lamented another.
However, others felt the force was weak with the leaked script, making comments like, “this reads like terrible fan fiction” and “honestly this just makes me appreciate [‘Rise of Skywalker’] more.”