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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10kbvm6$17fgi$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
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   >YEA!!! Finally!   
   >After having nearly destoryed the company's franchises with her silly   
   >ideas and 'Politically Correct' nonsense, the wicked witch is (nearly)   
   >gone!! :-)   
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   >    Lucasfilm Replacing Kathleen Kennedy   
   >    With Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan as New 'Star Wars' Bosses   
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   >    Kathleen Kennedy will end her 14-year run at Lucasfilm. She will be   
   >    replaced by not one, but two executives when she leaves the Walt   
   >    Disney Company this year. Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni and   
   >    President and General Manager Lynwen Brennan will both lead the   
   >    company behind "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" as it looks to   
   >    recapture its stride. Filoni's elevation had been widely expected,   
   >    but Brennan's promotion is something of a surprise. It suggests   
   >    that Disney felt the need to pair a strong filmmaking force with   
   >    someone with a firm sense of budgets and balance sheets.   
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   >    Filoni has been named president and chief creative officer,   
   >    Lucasfilm, and Brennan has been named co-president. Kennedy will   
   >    continue to have a relationship with the company and will serve as   
   >    producer of the studio's next two theatrical films, "The Mandalorian   
   >    and Grogu," and "Star Wars: Starfighter," which will hit theaters in   
   >    2026 and 2027. She will pursue other producing projects   
   >    independently.    
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   >    Kennedy is a widely respected producer who worked closely with   
   >    Steven Spielberg for many years, but her tenure at Lucasfilm has had   
   >    both highs and lows. She helped select J.J. Abrams to direct 2015's   
   >    "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which went on to earn more than   
   >    $2 billion, successfully bringing the franchise back to the big   
   >    screens. Its two sequels also were box office hits, as was "Rogue   
   >    One: A Star Wars Story," a spinoff adventure.   
   >   
   >    However, 2018's "Solo," an attempt to look at the early years of Han   
   >    Solo, failed at the box office and suffered from a chaotic   
   >    production during which original directors, Phil Lord and Chris   
   >    Miller, were fired and replaced with Ron Howard. Keeping filmmakers   
   >    employed has been a consistent struggle for Kennedy, who has seen the   
   >    likes of Patty Jenkins, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and Taika   
   >    Waititi announce "Star Wars" movies of their own that never   
   >    materialized or were cancelled because of creative differences.   
   >    That's left Disney with a seven-year gap in "Star Wars" films, one   
   >    that will be filled when "The Mandalorian and Grogu" opens in   
   >    theaters this summer. "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," a 2023   
   >    sequel to the long-running action action franchise, also failed at   
   >    the box office.   
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   >    Kennedy has helped "Star Wars" enter the world of streaming,   
   >    producing hit shows such as "The Mandalorian" and critically   
   >    acclaimed series such as "Andor." A few of these faltered, however.   
   >    "The Acolyte," for instance, was canceled after one season.   
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   >    Filoni is a longtime veteran of Lucasfilm. He was selected by George   
   >    Lucas in 2005 to build Lucasfilm's animation studio and created its   
   >    first series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," and "Star Wars Rebels."   
   >    Filoni is the executive producer, episodic director and writer on   
   >    some of the company's live-action series, including "The Mandalorian"   
   >    and "Ahsoka" and producer and writer of "The Mandalorian and Grogu."   
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   >    Brennan joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1999, eventually becoming   
   >    its president in 2009. She later became Lucasfilm's president and   
   >    general manager in 2024. She led the company's business strategy and   
   >    franchise and production operations and has overseen ILM's expansion.   
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   >    Puck first reported Filoni and Brennan's promotions.   
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