Kathleen Kennedy denies Retiro from Lucasfilm, but admits that there are succession plans

This week, fans of Star Wars They were surprised when a report from Matt Belloni emerged in Puck, with which he announced that Kathleen Kennedy I was planning his retirement and leaving the presidency of Lucasfilm At the end of 2025.

The news left fans full of doubts, since Kennedy marked his own will, how he impacted future projects, who will assume the role as president, among many others.

Kennedy sat down with the deadline medium to make things clear: deny your retirement reportsbut he admitted that he has been talking to Bob Iger and Alan Horn de Disney about who would happen as president of Lucasfilm.

However, even if Kennedy were going to spend the reins of the presidency to another person, she will continue to produce film projects of Star Wars.

This said to the source:

“The truth is that, and I want to say it tall and of course, I will not retire. I will never retire from cinema. I will die making movies. That is the first thing that is important to say. I'm not going to retire. What is happening in Lucasfilm is that I have been talking for a long time with Bob and Alan about how the final succession could be. We have an incredible group of people here and We have all the intention of making an ad in a few months or a year. We agree on what is going to be and I will move on. “

Kennedy adds to the present projects:

“I'm producing The Mandalorian movie [& Grogu] At this time, and I am also producing the Shawn Levy moviewhich will be after that. So I will continue in Lucasfilm and analyze very carefully with Bob and Alan who will take over. So everything is underway, and we have every right to make that announcement when we want to do it. ”

Kennedy took the opportunity with the environment to deny the reports that assured that it had been dismissed:

“It is not at all the case. I could not be further from the truth. And everything we do within Lucasfilm is done in tune and in communication with Disney. We all know what is happening. Communication has been completely collaborative, as expected. This is a big business for them and want to empower me to help them make that decision and that choice. That's what I'm doing.”

Some of the future projects include The trilogy by Simon Kinbergthat according to Kennedy, It is about to start writing the script And they will have the first drafts in June. Also the Shawn Levy solo deliverythe James Mangold prequeland the aforementioned The Mandalorian & Grogu. Kennedy believes that there will be three or four safe film projects, at the moment, at the same time that he continues waiting for availability of Tanks.

Finally, in that if he will leave the presidency of Lucasfilm at the end of 2025, Kennedy replies:

“Actually, we don't know it right now. There are so many things at stake. Don't know. It is my decision. It is one hundred percent my decision. “

From what we can see, Kennedy remains for a while.

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. In 2015 he relaunched the Star Wars franchise with a new trilogy, whose first installment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) of JJ Abrams, accumulated just over $ 2,000 million in the global box office – currently the fifth higher blockbuster in 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.

In her extensive career, Kennedy has collaborated with her husband Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg on numerous occasions, 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.