"Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as president of Lucasfilm. Although she will continue as a producer for several Star Wars projects, including upcoming movie The Mandalorian and Grogu, the company will now be helmed by a duo in Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan. It's a big changing of the guard for Star Wars fans, and marks the start of a fresh chapter for the sci-fi universe."
"Before taking over at Lucasfilm, Kennedy had seen great success as a producer with a couple little films you may have heard of: E.T. and Jurassic Park. She became Lucasfilm's president in 2012 when the company was acquired by Disney. At that point, it had been several years since the last Star Wars movie; Revenge of the Sith closed out the generally panned prequel trilogy in 2005."
Kathleen Kennedy is leaving her role as president of Lucasfilm while remaining a producer on several Star Wars projects, including The Mandalorian and Grogu. Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will jointly lead Lucasfilm going forward. Kennedy previously achieved producing success on films such as E.T. and Jurassic Park and became Lucasfilm's president in 2012 after Disney acquired the company. The period before 2012 featured a long feature-film gap since Revenge of the Sith in 2005, with The Clone Wars serving as the primary recent Star Wars outlet. The franchise returned to theaters in 2015 and expanded across standalone films, live-action television, and video games, regaining mainstream prominence.
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