Star Wars studio Lucasfilm has introduced that president Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down, ending 14 years at its helm.
Appointed president upon Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Kennedy oversaw the discharge of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, standalone movies resembling Rogue One, and new Disney+ sequence resembling The Mandalorian and Andor. Previous to this, she produced iconic fantasy and sci-fi movies resembling E.T., Hook, Jurassic Park, and The Sixth Sense, and co-founded manufacturing firm Amblin Leisure with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall.
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“When George Lucas requested me to take over Lucasfilm upon his retirement, I couldn’t have imagined what lay forward,” stated Kennedy. “It has been a real privilege to spend greater than a decade working alongside the extraordinary expertise at Lucasfilm.”
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The corporate has not supplied the rationale behind Kennedy’s resolution to step down. Nonetheless, whereas she is vacating the pilot seat, she definitely is not retiring — and even leaving the Star Wars universe. As a substitute, Kennedy will proceed her prolonged profession by returning to producing full-time, engaged on upcoming movies The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars: Starfighter.
Kathleen Kennedy (proper) subsequent to Dave Filoni, one among her successors as head of Lucasfilm.
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In the meantime, Kennedy’s former function will probably be cut up. Lucasfilm’s chief inventive officer Dave Filoni will tackle a twin function as president, whereas govt vp and common supervisor Lynwen Brennan will step as much as function co-president.
Having beforehand served as a director on Avatar: The Final Airbender, Filoni joined Lucasfilm in 2005 and initially labored on its animated choices resembling Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. He has since expanded to live-action initiatives, creating Ahsoka and dealing as an govt producer on The Mandalorian, and was appointed chief inventive officer in 2023.
Brennan joined Lucasfilm six years earlier in 1999, changing into president of Industrial Gentle & Magic in 2009 earlier than climbing to the function of Lucasfilm’s common supervisor and govt vp by 2024.
