The charge comes from Adam Driver, so they aren’t “preempting” anything. The only way Rian could preempt the “inevitable ESB rip-off complaints” is that his movie would not be a ESB rip-off 😃
If you read the Driver quote that’s not what he’s saying at all.
(by the way, can’t Edgar Wright direct Episode 9 ?)
If only. Will have to hope for a spinoff.