Over the past few years, Kathleen Kennedy has been rumored to be replaced as Lucasfilm president, however, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has revealed that current Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, will not be going anywhere anytime soon. During the Q&A portion of the shareholder meeting, the question was asked whether or not Dave Filoni, who is behind The Clone Wars and Rebels, or Jon Favreau, who, along with Filoni, is the driving force behind The Mandalorian, were going to replace Kennedy at Lucasfilm. Chapek stated,
“We’ve been absolutely thrilled that we can have the kind of talent like Kathleen Kennedy to direct Lucasfilm… We look forward to having Kathleen Kennedy running the Lucasfilm organization for many years to come.”
That pretty much settles that. It appears that the replacement rumors really began online with Star Wars fans wanting the likes of Filoni or Favreau to take over however that change will not be made.
