Kathleen Kennedy will leave Lucasfilm's presidency at the end of 2025

Kathleen Kennedy He goes from a very, far, galaxy to his retirement.

After thirteen years by presiding over Lucasfilm, Kennedy plans to retire at the end of 2025according to Puck reports and other media.

Kennedy joined Lucasfilm in 2012 as co -chair with the creator of Star WarsGeorge Lucas. A few months later he took the reins after Disney paid $ 4,000 million for the company and Lucas moved away.

The president of Lucasfilm He relaunted the franchise Star Wars With a new trilogy, whose first installment was Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by JJ Abrams, which accumulated just over $ 2,000 million in the global box office – currently the fifth higher movie the world – the last installment, the last installment, the last installment, the last installment, the last installment, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerwas launched in 2019. Subsequently, the company paused to rethink the plans with the franchise, since the reception of the closing of the trilogy was not received with the same enthusiasm as the 2015 film.

The relaunch of the franchise has had ups and downs. Its most popular mistake is probably Solo: A Star Wars Storyand one of the favorite successes, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Disney+ has been a home for saga projects Star Wars, serving as house of the Hit series The Mandalorianwhich was also the streamer starter engine in November 2019, and spinoffs such as Andor – that in April the second season will premiere–, The Book of Bobba Fettamong others not as successful as those mentioned.

The following projects include the movie The Mandalorian and Grogu by director Jon Favreau, who set its premiere in cinemas for May 22, 2026. It will be the first film of the Cinema franchise from the aforementioned The Rise of Skywalker.

In his extensive career, Kennedy has collaborated with Steven Spielberg on numerous occasions, and with her husband, Frank Marshall, producing projects such as Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. (1982), Gremlins (1984), The Color Purple (1985), The Goonies (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), The trilogy Back to the Future (1985-1990) and the franchise Indiana Jones.

Kennedy has produced more than 70 films, and has been nominated for 8 Óscares.