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Can Disney Find Kathleen Kennedy's Replacement
To Fix 'Star Wars?'

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Posted By: konocti95, 6/6/2025 12:56:22 AM

Kathleen Kennedy helped run one of the most important entertainment industry properties in film history into the ground. The long-time head of Disney-owned Lucasfilm, Kennedy's been responsible for the most recent "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" projects. Relatedly, Disney is looking to replace her as studio head. News broke earlier in 2025 that Kennedy was being pushed out, though she denied that Disney was forcing her out, instead of leaving on her own terms.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: konocti95 6/6/2025 12:58:33 AM (No. 1960572)
Hows about anybody? .....except George Lucas.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Californian 6/6/2025 4:26:39 AM (No. 1960581)
Disney could've done better going to the zoo and picking any random monkey, gorilla or chimpanzee. And they work for bananas. Could not have been worse.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: PChristopher 6/6/2025 4:46:38 AM (No. 1960583)
I can't speak for anybody else, but replacing KK mightnot make any difference because I think that, in general, people have grown weary of the unending stream of Star Wars movies and superhero movies. You know, enough is enough....move on to something else.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: mifla 6/6/2025 6:26:50 AM (No. 1960612)
How about someone who realizes that movies should entertain, not preach.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Strike3 6/6/2025 6:32:41 AM (No. 1960617)
Disney couldn't find their nether region with a map and a flashlight.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: thethirdruffian 6/6/2025 6:45:48 AM (No. 1960634)
A random 13 year old bit who loves the first three movies could do a better job than Kennedy. That said, pick Jon Favereau, who was the force behind the Mandalorian, the only good Disney Star Wars production. He gets it.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: SRhea 6/6/2025 7:28:58 AM (No. 1960657)
They said Andor was a favorite? I can't seem to accept that. I have now watched both seasons and out of the 20 or so episodes, only 2 or 3 are of any merit. Hard to follow, hard to understand the story line, mostly about fashion in the galaxy far away. Mandalorian and Ashoka are masterpieces, I can only hope for more of those.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: seamusm 6/6/2025 8:04:35 AM (No. 1960673)
Personally, I don't think it matters who they get to replace her. Because the real problem is Disney itself.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 6/6/2025 8:09:08 AM (No. 1960677)
Everyone in Hollywood knows that you're only as good as your last movie. She's toast.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: sw penn 6/6/2025 8:24:27 AM (No. 1960683)
Don't really care much about the Edgar-Skin-Suit-Freak-Show version of Star Wars any more. Can't imagine anything drawing me back. Even a "good" show would be tainted by memory of the smell...
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Ruhn 6/6/2025 8:27:53 AM (No. 1960685)
Kathleen "Put a chick in it and make her lame and gay!" Kennedy has already killed that goose. It can't be revived. The first trilogy and yes, even the prequel trilogy, are canon. Mandalorian was pretty cool, too. Everything else in the franchise that Kathleen controlled since then is utter crap and therefore must be repudiated.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Historybuff 6/6/2025 10:17:42 AM (No. 1960739)
She killed the Star Wars franchise? That’s nothing- she killed Vic Morrow and two kids working after legal working hours making Twighlight Zone
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 6/6/2025 1:11:44 PM (No. 1960798)
Pretty hopeless at this point. I'll not go to any more from them. If Disney sold it to someone, and then they made a couple that people said were great.....MAYBE. But as long as Disney gets the money. Not me. Not ever.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 6/6/2025 3:24:03 PM (No. 1960838)
Disney killed Star Wars.
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