By Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan are reportedly set to replace Kathleen Kennedy as the new co-presidents of Lucasfilm according to a new Puck News report.
The outlet claims that “in the next week or two,” Disney is reportedly set to finally confirm that the pair will take over from Kennedy when she steps down from her role as president.
Much like with James Gunn and Peter Safran over at DC Studios, the plan here is to let Filoni handle the creative decisions across film, television, and other media, while Brennan will handle the business and operational side of the company.
Filoni has long been seen as the natural successor to Kennedy and currently serves as Lucasfilm’s Chief Creative Officer. Brennan is the current president and general manager of Lucasfilm Business.
Kennedy’s exit has been rumoured for more than a year now, but has never resulted in anything concrete – some of those outlets have even had to walk back those previous reports publicly. It’s at the point now no-one is quite sure it’ll happen until an actual press release hits the official site.
If she is exiting, it follows over a decade of her leading Lucasfilm, with her publicist reportedly preparing a ‘farewell tour’ for the media. Kennedy’s tenure has been marked by highs such as the acclaimed “Andor,” “Rogue One,” “The Mandalorian,” box-office film successes like “The Force Awakens” and “The Last Jedi,” and games like “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order”.
It has also been marred by lows, including multiple abandoned projects, the rough production and subsequent box-office flame out of “Solo,” a fandom far more divided and negative than it has ever been, and mixed and/or divided reception to various TV efforts such as “The Acolyte,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Ahsoka” along with the soft reception to “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”.
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