The JJ Cut. It might sound like the name of a lethal, and therefore banned, breakdancing move. And look, it might be. But the JJ Cut some Star Wars fans are talking about lately is a rumoured version of The Rise of Skywalker that includes swaths of material that was allegedly cut by the malign gloved hands of Mickey himself, jowls quivering, minutes before diving into his Scrooge McDuck-style money pit. Or by Disney execs, anyway.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been, to put it mildly, divisive. This writer happens to have loved it, seeing it as an antidote to the cynicism and world-weariness of 2019, but there’s no denying that it felt… well, rushed. Partially because it had to close a lot of the doors that Rian Johnson flung open with The Last Jedi, but also because it had to wrap up a nine-film saga somehow. The co-writer of The Rise of Skywalker, Chris Terrio, told Awards Daily the following:
Source: IGN.com The Rise of Skywalker – What Is the JJ Cut?