{"id":1661,"date":"2026-01-16T00:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/lucasfilm-leadership-shakeup-as-kathleen-kennedy-steps-down\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:30:14","slug":"lucasfilm-leadership-shakeup-as-kathleen-kennedy-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/lucasfilm-leadership-shakeup-as-kathleen-kennedy-steps-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucasfilm Leadership Shakeup as Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Big changes are underway at Lucasfilm … because studio president Kathleen Kennedy<\/strong> is stepping down after nearly 14 years … and George Lucas<\/strong> protege, Dave Filoni<\/strong>, is stepping up as the creative leader.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios announced the leadership changes Thursday … revealing Lynwen Brennan<\/strong> as the new co-president.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Filoni — who worked with George on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and helped Jon Favreau<\/strong> launch “The Mandalorian” — will serve as President and Chief Content Officer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Kathleen’s exit isn’t a huge shock … it had long been expected in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Lucasfilm says Filoni’s “close collaboration” with George “will carry Lucasfilm into its next chapter of storytelling, with a strong foundation of creative vision and operational leadership guiding the studio forward.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Kathleen will return to being a movie producer full-time, Lucasfilm says, including the upcoming movies “The Mandalorian and Grogu” and “Star Wars: Starfighter.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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She joined Lucasfilm in 2012 as co-chair alongside George … and a few months later, she was promoted to president after Disney shelled out $4 BILLION for Lucasfilm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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