Lucasfilm announces Kathleen Kennedy’s departure as president and names the new heads of Star Wars
Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will lead the company into this new phase.
Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm since Disney bought the company 14 years ago, is stepping down from her leadership role at the company founded by George Lucas. The studio responsible for Star Wars and Indiana Jones has begun the transition and named her successors. Dave Filoni, the creative mind behind ‘The Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels,’ will be president and chief creative officer, while Lynwen Brennan will serve as co-president.
Kennedy will continue to be involved with the Star Wars saga, returning to her role as producer and overseeing future projects, including ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ and ‘Star Wars: Starfighter.’
As Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Lucasfilm leadership to return to producing, Dave Filoni will lead the studio as President and Chief Creative Officer alongside Lynwen Brennan as Co-President. https://t.co/DTtPo2fdPm pic.twitter.com/Rvgrzquhfz
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Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan’s first words as presidents
“My love of storytelling was shaped by the films of Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas. I never dreamed I would be privileged to learn the craft of filmmaking from both of them,” said Filoni. “From Rey to Grogu, Kathy has overseen the greatest expansion in Star Wars storytelling onscreen that we have ever seen. I am incredibly grateful to Kathy, George, Bob Iger, and Alan Bergman for their trust and the opportunity to lead Lucasfilm in this new role, doing a job I truly love. May the Force be with you.”
Brennan, for her part, has pointed out that Lucasfilm has had a great significance in her life: “It’s a community of inspiring storytellers with a rebel spirit like no other, and I am honored to join Dave Filoni” in the leadership of Lucasfilm. “I have been so fortunate to learn from George Lucas, Kathy Kennedy, and Alan Bergman,” she said.
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Kennedy added that it has been “a true privilege” to work “more than a decade alongside” the talented people at Lucasfilm: “I’m excited to continue developing films and television with both longtime collaborators and fresh voices who represent the future of storytelling.”
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