Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down As Lucasfilm President, Dave Filoni & Lynwen Brennan To Lead Studio

Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down this week as president of Lucasfilm after practically 14 years main the studio. She’s going to stay concerned with the corporate as a producer on its subsequent two theatrical releases whereas additionally pursuing different producing initiatives independently.

Kennedy will produce The Mandalorian and Grogu, scheduled for launch Could 22, 2026, and Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter, set for Could 28, 2027. Each movies are a part of Lucasfilm’s upcoming theatrical slate and are already in energetic improvement.

Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan are changing Kathleen Kennedy at Lucasfilm

Dave Filoni, presently government vice chairman and chief artistic officer of Lucasfilm, has been named president and chief artistic officer. Lynwen Brennan, the studio’s president and common supervisor of Lucasfilm Enterprise, has been appointed co-president.

The management adjustments have been deliberate over an prolonged interval, in accordance with the corporate, with the purpose of guaranteeing continuity. Filoni and Brennan have labored intently with Kennedy since she joined Lucasfilm in 2012 and have held senior roles throughout the group.

Filoni and Brennan are anticipated to share duties throughout artistic and enterprise operations, bringing expertise that spans movie, tv, animation, and studio administration. Their roles are designed to replicate the breadth of Lucasfilm’s present and future initiatives.

Kennedy was chosen by George Lucas to guide Lucasfilm in 2012, shortly earlier than the corporate was acquired by Disney. Along with the 2 upcoming movies, Lucasfilm’s slate consists of the animated sequence Maul: Shadow Lord, a second season of Ahsoka, and several other movies and sequence in improvement.

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