Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy Is Reportedly Stepping Down in 2025
For over a decade, Lucasfilm leader Kathleen Kennedy has been the captain of Star Wars’ entertainment ship in a galaxy far, far away. From films like the very divisive Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker film to beloved series like The Mandalorian and Andor, it has been quite the complex adventure for fans and surely for Kennedy as well. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Kathleen Kennedy is reportedly retiring and leaving Lucasfilm at the end of 2025.
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It is not clear exactly when, or even if, this is happening this year. It is also not clear who her replacement will be whenever she does decide to step into retirement. Kennedy joined Lucasfilm back in 2012 alongside George Lucas as a co-chair for the organization. Soon after, Lucas left and Disney bought the company for $4 billion, which left Kennedy as its head. It’s hard to imagine the level of scrutiny and tough decision making that one must go through each day as the leader of a major entertainment company. But, after years of choices—some praised and others derided—it seems that Kathleen Kennedy is ready to hand the reins of Star Wars to someone else and leave Lucasfilm.
So far, there’s no word from her representatives nor Lucasfilm to fully confirm this news. With Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo coming up in April, we should be getting more news about the franchise’s future, including who may be its new leader.