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‘Star Wars’ Boss Kathleen Kennedy Planning to Exit LucasFilm at the End of 2025
Kathleen Kennedy, the longtime president of Lucasfilm, is expected to step down at the end of 2025.
She is credited with reviving the property after successfully launching a sequel trilogy, beginning with 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” as well as the critically acclaimed spinoff “Rogue One.” Kennedy has also charted a future on streaming with television series such as “The Mandalorian” and “Andor.” “The Force Awakens” remains the highest-grossing film in domestic box office history with $936 million (and $2 billion globally), but the triad of Skywalker-centric blockbusters experienced diminishing returns. Lucasfilm has “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” a continuation of the Disney+ series about the helmet-wearing bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal), on the calendar for May 22, 2026, while “X-Men” alum Simon Kinberg is reportedly developing a new “Star Wars” trilogy.
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