J.J. Abrams met with George Lucas before writing Star Wars 9. 1 / 8
The film marks the definitive end of the Skywalker saga. 2 / 8
That means it's concluding the nine-film arc Lucas began in 1977. 3 / 8
Abrams felt it'd be good to talk with Lucas and pick his brain for ideas. 4 / 8
Details of their conversation are unknown, but they may have discussed Palpatine's role in the new movie. 5 / 8
Palpatine is the overarching villain of all three trilogies, tying them together. 6 / 8
And it was Lucas who introduced the Darth Plagueis story to the films. 7 / 8
But all this doesn't mean Lucas was intricately involved with the making of the movie. 8 / 8