You guys need to figure Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 are produced by Disney, which means hardcore story excerpts, rigid as fuck narrative specifics and immutable character developments. Whether you are Rian "Looper" Johnson, JJ "lensflare" Abrams, or even Lawrence fucking Kasdan, there's little you can do on a creative level. This isn't art, it's franchised IP with execs calling the shots on every level. You're in until you're out. You don't have any leeway, creative or artistic.
It's really a "put your name" franchise business, like MCU. As a director you're merely a HR rep and I'm not even talking about the writers, who are as interchangeable as the flow goes. That's why Rogue One feels fresh while being an "oversight" production, giving too much freedom while the new Star Wars are textbook 40+' years old family nostalgia. Disney isn't Satan, but they're not just making movies, they're rabidly buying trademarks and milking franchises.