For higher or for worse, Kathleen Kennedy is commonly the one finally held chargeable for the highs and lows of this period of Star Wars. The sequel trilogy she shepherded launched a brand new technology to a galaxy far, far-off whereas nonetheless giving longtime followers a (principally) fulfilling finish to this saga. And but within the practically six years since that saga ended with Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm has struggled to determine its subsequent chapter on the massive display screen. With Kathleen Kennedy’s rumored exit from Lucasfilm, it doesn’t appear seemingly that these struggles will resolve themselves anytime quickly.
Quite a lot of movies from a formidable slate of filmmakers have been introduced through the years. Creatives like Taika Waititi, Patty Jenkins, Rian Johnson, Kevin Feige, and extra all elected to throw their hats within the ring to mildew their very own nook of the Star Wars universe. And but, practically all of them have been scrapped or reworked in a technique or one other. The one Star Wars movie to make it from conception to manufacturing within the final six years is the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu.
So far as we all know, James Mangold’s presently titled Daybreak of the Jedi and the upcoming Rey solo movie New Jedi Order (directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy) are nonetheless shifting ahead. However with the author shake ups that New Jedi Order has already confronted, a change in management doesn’t bode effectively for both of those tasks.
Regardless of who takes Kennedy’s place, they’re seemingly going to have their very own imaginative and prescient for a way Star Wars ought to transfer ahead. Whether or not or not present tasks match into that imaginative and prescient remains to be to be decided. It’s uncertain that Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau’s ever-expanding Mando-verse is in jeopardy. The New Republic period has to this point confirmed to be fashionable and profitable for the franchise – it’s practically unattainable to enter any type of huge title retailer these days with out seeing no less than one Grogu-themed merchandise.
