Kathleen Kennedy reportedly to hand Lucasfilm to Lynwen Brennan and Dave Filoni

Collider reports that Puck News says Kathleen Kennedy will soon step down and hand control of Lucasfilm to Lynwen Brennan and chief creative officer Dave Filoni.

The piece recaps Kennedy’s long producing career, noting she produced E.T., co‑founded Amblin Entertainment, and holds producer credits on Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Schindler’s List, The Sixth Sense, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. It credits her with bringing Star Wars back from the post‑Revenge of the Sith downturn to the Force Awakens‑era resurgence, and notes The Force Awakens remains the highest‑grossing film in the United States.

Filoni is described as the creator of Star Wars Rebels who was handpicked by George Lucas to work on The Clone Wars about 20 years ago, and whose TV work has helped regain some fans by taking the franchise’s nerdier elements seriously. The article warns he is unproven as a feature‑film leader: he is reportedly directing an unspecified project, and it is unknown whether he can translate TV success to movies; it also notes his involvement in The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka and that he did not work on Andor to the same extent.

The writer compares a creative‑and‑business leadership pairing to the James Gunn–Peter Safran model at Warner Bros. but argues the change could be a mistake for Star Wars’ future, leaving it unclear how the reported transition would play out.

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Culture, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan, Lucasfilm, Star Wars