Yes, I know, you may be skeptical. But the famous Hollywood Trade News Parker News (whose newsletters and websites have paid) broke the story tonight. The Hollywood Reporter is also playing this story, and this time it is obviously true! Click to read all! ! !
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According to the Parker News, Kennedy had initially wanted to resign at the end of 2024, and even said she had arranged an exit interview with reporters, but for unknown reasons, then decided to put her at the last minute (or decision) at the last minute Retirement is postponed. Until the end of 2025.
But this time, at least according to Puck News, it’s true. Various mainstream publications are already playing this story as well, because as I said, Puck News is a very reputable trade newsletter with a real industry source that is not randomly rumored. Here you can read the story posted on the Hollywood Reporter website, one of the major trade magazines in Hollywood, and if they believe it is false, they wouldn’t run the story!
Of course, the biggest question now is…when Kennedy retires at the end of 2025…what does this mean for her pet project, mainly Rey movies? Will it be put on hold? Is she a lame duck? When she goes out, she really shouldn’t have been green-light anymore. Was Disney asked her to live another year so they could find a replacement for her that could really turn the boat around? Who is the most likely candidate for President Lucasfilm? I pray to the entertainment god, it won’t be Dave Filoni. Maybe Jon Favreau? If he wants to? He is more of a filmmaker and writer. Who do you want to see is the new Lucasfilm president?
I believe the timing is not accidental, and when Kennedy retires at the end of 2025, he still wants to make a Rey movie Mandalorian and Grogue movies that will not affect the marketing push, and in fact, this movie may be driven , especially this movie, especially when the person who was chosen as her replacement is someone who has fans’ support.
A word about Kennedy, like she is the acclaimed (colleague) producer of countless Steven Spielberg movies, and the most beloved film of all time, because the Lucas movie ( President Lucasfilm) was filled with her tenure under her rule, and her tenure was full of chaos. The character is killed without hesitation. She greened the servants. Under her rule, Star Wars has dropped significantly, as has the same show that Disney+ has failed now. She hired and fired too many people. She announced a project she had never seen too many times.
She killed and buried Willow forever, and she oversees the production of one of the worst box office tickets ever, Indiana Jones and Distiny of Destiny, which isn’t the biggest box office bomb ever. Then, the Servant happened and Star Wars hit Disney+’s rock bottom. Even the more aggressive skeleton crew can’t turn the situation around and it’s actually harder to fail than the auxiliary. Star Wars is in crisis mode. Literally, nothing more. In 2024, all shows failed. In 2024, the product failed. In 2024, the big AAA Star Wars video game failed. There is nothing more to do.
Despite this, Kennedy has achieved many things, and she is one of the most successful Hollywood filmmakers of all time. Unfortunately, the controversy over the past decade or so has hurt the film, which has disturbed fans, a brief relief from the Mandalorian, one of her last true success stories. But since then, everything has gone downhill. Her retirement was inevitable and the right decision. And she could save face because she wasn’t fired, but I never thought Disney would actually open fire and they would always let her go intact.
The only real highlight of her Lucasfilm career is Force Awakens, because it makes money, Rogue One, the only really good movie she has made as President Lucasfilm and Mandalorian. Especially in the most recent time, she moved from one disaster to another, where she announced the nonsense project of most people as confusing as Rey’s movies. My guess is that Rey movies are now history. This is the best. Star Wars requires a clean cut and start over. To do this, you need new and better people.
But one thing to be clear is that replacing Kennedy is not “it.” In order for Star Wars to return to form Lucasfilm, their approach needs to be completely rethinked, and the new boss must never quote some old songs like the old boss, without anything sacred or “impossible” and the sequel must be discussed , because they will always be the main millstone that affects and may destroy everything. Luke Skywalker Disney+ Series…When he becomes a lonely hermit who commits suicide, why bother him to slander innocent marine creatures and then use his power to die too much? Any sequel to a sequel must be closed, and no trilogy they consider in Lucasfilm or Disney must be connected to Rey or sequels. They have a simple way out in Dave Filoni’s “World Between Worlds.”
Star Wars needs to start from scratch and return to the drawing board. End the High Republic. There are still any plans for ending Kennedy, especially that Rey movie, but also a Mangald movie. Maybe if they are lucky, the Mandalorian movies will be a bank, and some of his adventures can help fans get through, but they absolutely need a new big movie that makes people really like Star Wars , which is also to attract new audiences without alienating the fans they still have.
This could be the last chance that the new Lucasfilm president will have to offer George Lucas some ideas and treatments that can be used for future projects. This time we have to take it seriously.
So, just replacing Kennedy won’t solve any problems that are currently plaguing Star Wars. Star Wars requires a comprehensive overhaul and a new starting point. Actually, I believe Lucasfilm also requires proper house cleaning. It’s not enough to just replace the boss.
Share your thoughts in the comments! Although Lucasfilm or Disney has no biased words yet (Puck News tries to get confirmation directly from them), this time it is actually true. After years of rumors, Kennedy went out.
