Kathleen Kennedy officially steps down as the head from Lucasfilm as Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan take over

After days of rumors, Lucasfilm has officially announced that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from the leadership of Lucasfilm and will be returning to producing. Dave Filoni will now lead the studio as President and Chief Creative Officer alongside Lynwen Brennan who will be Co-President. Kennedy as lead the studio for 14 years, starting in 2012 when Disney acquired the company.

Kennedy will return to producing including Lucasfilm’s upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars: Starfighter. She co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall.

Filoni rose to prominence building out Lucasfilm’as animation department which broke through with Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He went on to help launch The Mandalorian along with Jon Favreau. Filoni joined Lucasfilm in 2005.

Brennan joined Lucasfilm in 1999 starting with Industrial Light & Magic eventually leading in starting in 2009. She became the General Manager of Lucasfilm in 2015 and President & General Manager of Lucasfilm Business in 2024.