{"id":2539098,"date":"2026-01-16T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-of-a-polarizing-era-woman-in-charge-of-star-wars-is-officially-being-replaced-5\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:06:31","slug":"end-of-a-polarizing-era-woman-in-charge-of-star-wars-is-officially-being-replaced-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-of-a-polarizing-era-woman-in-charge-of-star-wars-is-officially-being-replaced-5\/","title":{"rendered":"End of a Polarizing Era: Woman in Charge of &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Is Officially Being Replaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fend-of-a-polarizing-era-woman-in-charge-of-star-wars-is-officially-being-replaced-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2539098&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Disney era of Lucasfilm has been highly polarizing: while entries like Rogue One, the early seasons of The Mandalorian, and Andor earned praise, many other projects &#8211; notably the sequel trilogy and the ill-received series The Acolyte &#8211; provoked strong fan criticism and backlash. After a recent slowdown in new releases and mounting controversy over creative decisions, longtime Lucasfilm president kathleen Kennedy is reported to be stepping down from her leadership role.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy will remain involved as a producer on the next two theatrical Star Wars films &#8211; The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) and Star Wars: Starfighter (2027) &#8211; but day-to-day leadership is expected to be restructured.Dave Filoni is slated to become president and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-soldiers-theyre-not-nancy-pelosis-servants-fl-governor-desantis-orders-his-national-guard-troops-in-dc-back-to-florida-video\/\" title=\"\u201cThey\u2019re Soldiers, They\u2019re Not Nancy Pelosi\u2019s Servants\u201d \u2013 FL Governor DeSantis Orders His National Guard Troops in DC Back to Florida (VIDEO)\">chief creative officer<\/a>, while Lynwen Brennan will serve as co-president overseeing the business side. Disney CEO Bob Iger issued a statement thanking Kennedy for her stewardship; Iger himself is also expected to leave Disney in 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whatever one may think of the Disney-owned era of Lucasfilm and &ldquo;Star Wars,&rdquo; it&rsquo;s hard to deny that the House of Mouse products have been highly polarizing.<\/p>\n<p>While certain projects, like the 2016 movie &ldquo;Rogue One: A Star Wars Story&rdquo; or the first seasons of Disney Plus series &ldquo;The Mandalorian&rdquo; and &ldquo;Andor,&rdquo; have received some praise, most others have not.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Disney trilogy of mainline &ldquo;Star Wars&rdquo; films (subtitled &ldquo;The Force Awakens,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Last Jedi,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Rise of Skywalker&rdquo;) seemed to deeply divide the fan base.<\/p>\n<p>While some fans were just happy to have &ldquo;Star Wars&rdquo; back, many others were less than thrilled with the direction those movies took, particularly with regard to how those films handled some of the original characters.<\/p>\n<p>(Lucasfilm also oversees the &ldquo;Indiana Jones&rdquo; franchise, and its most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent movie outing faced similar scrutiny<\/a> as the above &ldquo;Star Wars&rdquo; films.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The nadir of the Disney era seemed to come with the Disney Plus series &ldquo;The Acolyte,&rdquo; which was heavily criticized for a number of reasons, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-revolt-disastrous-star-wars-show-introduces-massive-plot-hole-pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lore plot holes<\/a>, forcing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-of-a-polarizing-era-woman-in-charge-of-star-wars-is-officially-being-replaced-2\/\" title=\"End of a Polarizing Era: Woman in Charge of &#039;...&#039; Is Officially Being Replaced\">modern pronoun usage<\/a>, and introducing particularly maligned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-furious-disneys-star-wars-officially-jumps-shark-lesbian-witches-conceiving-babies-new-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lesbian space witches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since that show&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-pulls-plug-wokest-star-wars-project-ever-fans-revolt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unceremonious end<\/a> in late 2024, Disney has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-crisis-high-stakes-crypto-lending-looks-here-to-stay\/\" title=\"What crisis? High...stakes crypto lending looks here to stay\">largely pulled back<\/a> on its content mill, having released just four shows (and no movies), including a children&rsquo;s show.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that lull, there&rsquo;s been no shortage of criticism for the woman who oversaw this period of &ldquo;Star Wars,&rdquo; Kathleen Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most infamously, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-of-a-polarizing-era-woman-in-charge-of-star-wars-is-officially-being-replaced\/\" title=\"End of a Polarizing Era: Woman in Charge of &#039;...&#039; Is Officially Being Replaced\">adult satirical cartoon &#038;ldquo<\/a>;South Park&rdquo; dedicated a whole episode to her decision-making, including the now-infamous parody quote mocking Kennedy&rsquo;s alleged &ldquo;Star Wars&rdquo; mandates: &ldquo;Put a chick in it and make her lame and gay!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, after <em>all<\/em> those ups and downs, it appears Kennedy&rsquo;s time as president of Lucasfilm has come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-dave-filoni-lynwen-brennan-star-wars-1236624307\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Kennedy&rsquo;s stepping down from her lofty role.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/star-wars-head-honcho-retiring-fan-response-tells-everything-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rumors of her departure<\/a> percolating for a year, Kennedy is expected to step down expeditiously, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/star-wars-kathleen-kennedy-steps-down-dave-filoni-1236465012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While she is leaving her perch, it appears she will at least finish the job she started with the next two theatrical &ldquo;Star Wars&rdquo; films.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is expected to remain involved with the studio and will take on a producer role for its next two theatrical releases, &ldquo;The Mandalorian and Grogu&rdquo; and &ldquo;Star Wars: Starfighter.&rdquo; Both films are slated for theatrical release in 2026 and 2027, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we acquired Lucasfilm more than a decade ago, we knew we were bringing into the Disney family not only one of the most beloved and enduring storytelling universes ever created, but also a team of extraordinary talent led by a visionary filmmaker &mdash; someone who had been handpicked by George Lucas himself, no less,&rdquo; Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement, per Variety. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re deeply grateful for Kathleen Kennedy&rsquo;s leadership, her vision, and her stewardship of such an iconic studio and brand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Of note, Iger is also expected to leave Disney in 2026.)<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Disney appears set to split Kennedy&rsquo;s role.<\/p>\n<p>Showrunner Dave Filoni is poised to assume the role of president and chief creative officer, while executive Lynwen Brennan will step in as co-president and handle more of the business side of Lucasfilm.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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