There's rumors that it is increasingly drawing to a close. Rumors that at least they're put out there by people that aren't anonymous I guess.
Time will tell.
Richard Rushfield, The Ankler Report: "There has to be more than some thought that its time for new blood at the helm [of Lucasfilm]. The talk out there is of a September changing of the guards. We'll see. Theres also plenty of reason to believe that Kennedy herself is tiring of this. The fights, the bad press cant be fun after a very gilded career. The job requires constant commuting between LA and London, which also gets old. An Ankler friend points out that she elected not to stand again for the AMPAS Board of Governors, even though she had not been termed out, suggesting that someone who has been omnipresent at poohbah conclaves for forty years now may finally be looking to scale back. And really, having made the big step of relaunching Star Wars, how much more is there to look forward to from here?" (
early June 2018 premium newsletter) (Richard Rushfield paraphrase): (38m0s) "Nothing will likely happen in terms of a shift of leadership [of Lucasfilm] before the Fall." (
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Mike Fleming Jr., Deadline: "Feige is in a league all his own in terms of setting the tone for a franchise: Following the misfire of Lucasfilms Han Solo movie after Kathleen Kennedy fired
Lego filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller just the latest instance where up and coming filmmakers were replaced there have been rumors about how long Kennedy will continue. Even as a hot rumor that Feige might take oversight on Lucasfilm fare was roundly denied." (
June 11, 2018)
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter: "'They havent slowed down development,' says a source with knowledge of Lucasfilms thinking, 'but they are licking their wounds.'" "'It doesnt mean those spinoffs don't happen,' says another insider of Solo's underperformance globally. 'It just means theyre trying to figure out how to make, and market, them differently.'" "'They were developing anything and everything,' says another exec. 'It was a case of them stuffing so much sausage and not try to break the casing.'" "'In light of the reaction to Last Jedi and the performance of Solo, they are now just going to look at whats coming in and seeing how good it is, before dating anything,' says one insider. 'Its all pretty understandable.'" (
June 22, 2018)
Grace Randolph, Beyond The Trailer: "I can't obviously give away my source but I can tell you this news originated from deep inside Pinewood Studios (in the U.K.) where of course they shoot the majority of the films and it was divulged to me late last week and I was traveling and I wanted to make sure I did the information justice. So it's the very first video I'm making upon my return from Los Angeles. All right, so are you ready? - because it is potent stuff. So there was a call - a secret conference call with all the top Star Wars brass in attendance. The kind of call where apparently security guards stand outside the different conference room doors and make sure that no one eavesdrops, right. But here's the kicker - top brass from not just Star Wars but also from Marvel and Pixar were also in on the call but listening only - likely at the request of Bob Iger who wants their advice on how to fix this **** show. And yes, he does know it's a **** show. Evidence? The word that he wants Kathleen Kennedy out - he actually does, but nobody will take her job. Several have been approached but turned it down, including J. J. Abrams who turned it down flat and didn't even hesistate." (
June 25, 2018)
