Following claims that Kathleen Kennedy could also be stepping down from her function at Lucasfilm in 2025, a brand new supply is saying that might not be the case.
On Monday, February 24, 2025, Puck Information’ Matthew Belloni reported that Kennedy, who has been the president of Disney’s Lucasfilm since 2012, was planning to vacate her place by the tip of the yr.
An unnamed supply informed Belloni, “Kathy [Kathleen] was really planning to go away final yr, I’m informed, and had even arrange an exit interview with a journalist, however she determined to remain for another yr.”
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In line with a “supply aware of the matter” who spoke to CNN, nevertheless, this might not be the case.
CNN’s supply stated that “there’s nothing there proper now” relating to Kennedy’s retirement.
“Any announcement of Kennedy’s retirement, if certainly there’s something to announce, will likely be made ‘public’ when ‘precise choices are made,’ the supply informed CNN,” the article additional reads. “Lucasfilm didn’t reply to a request for remark and a spokesperson for Disney didn’t remark for this story.”
Neither Lucasfilm nor Disney has launched an official assertion in regards to the matter presently.
Underneath Kennedy’s management, Lucasfilm launched a brand new Star Wars film yearly from 2015, together with 2015’s The Power Awakens, 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2017’s The Final Jedi, 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, and 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.
Whereas there hasn’t been a brand new Star Wars film in a while — the following one being 2026’s The Mandalorian & Grogu — there have additionally been quite a lot of Star Wars tv collection which have been launched whereas Kennedy has been in cost, corresponding to The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, Andor, and The Guide of Boba Fett, amongst different titles.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
