Kathleen Kennedy is NOT Retiring

[Danja]

Kathleen Kennedy Speaks On Her Lucasfilm Plans — She Is Not Soon Retiring — & The Films That Will Keep Her In ‘Star Wars’ Orbit For Years To Come

Kathleen Kennedy Speaks On Her Lucasfilm Future -- She Is Not soon Retiring -- & The Films That Will Keep Her In 'Star Wars' Mode For Years To Come

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KATHLEEN KENNEDY: The truth is, and I want to just say loud and clear, I am not retiring. I will never retire from movies. I will die making movies. That is the first thing that’s important to say. I am not retiring.

I realize that any news of Kathleen Kennedy's impending retirement would be music to some of y'alls ears.

Don't pop the champagne just yet, guys. KK is not going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[Set Harth]

I will die making movies.

Does this mean Alec Baldwin is gonna be in a Star Wars film?

 

[Turtletrekker]

Actually, it means that toxic fanboys are going to die crying.

 

[Q2UnME]

What I took away from reading through the entire interview is they are developing a succession plan and she might step down as head of LF in a year or two, but will continue on as a producer for some time. Seems reasonable to me, since I'm looking at retirement in 4-6 years too.

 

[Danja]

No one is "driving" her out (The Fandom Menace most certainly isn't).

She's not going anywhere in the immediate future.

 

[Set Harth]

 

[Danja]

Kennedy is to Star Wars what Alex Kurtzman is to Trek (certain fans blame her for everything they hate about the franchise).

 

[Tuskin38]

Does this mean Alec Baldwin is gonna be in a Star Wars film?

You're not funny.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Kennedy is to Star Wars what Alex Kurtzman is to Trek (certain fans blame her for everything they hate about the franchise).

Remember when we all hated George Lucas for the Prequels and Bermaga for everything?

 

[fireproof78]

Remember when we all hated George Lucas for the Prequels and Bermaga for everything?

Lucas was accused of raping childhoods and should be forced to sell Lucasfilm to another company, like Disney, and the PT stricken from canon and redone.

Yeah, I've seen those opinions over the years.

 

[The Wormhole]

Remember when we all hated George Lucas for the Prequels and Bermaga for everything?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

 

[David cgc]

Remember when we all hated George Lucas for the Prequels and Bermaga for everything?

Heck, I remember the ten minutes of good feelings towards Berman after he blamed everything wrong with ENT on the network but before the 50 Year Mission came out with all the stories from women who worked on Trek about what a jerk he was.

 

[Set Harth]

Was that the era of good feeling?

 

[The Wormhole]

Heck, I remember the ten minutes of good feelings towards Berman after he blamed everything wrong with ENT on the network but before the 50 Year Mission came out with all the stories from women who worked on Trek about what a jerk he was.

The worse part was when Berman defended his behavior with the line "a woman's job on television is to look pretty,"

 

[JD]

Wow, he actually said that?
I'm glad Kennedy's sticking around, I've been very happy with Star Wars during her time.

 

[The Wormhole]

Wow, he actually said that?

Yep, it's part of an interview he did for the book The Fifty Year Mission, in response to a question about allegations of abuse and harassment Terry Farrell made against him.

 

[Danja]

Wow, he actually said that?

This is the man who put Seven of Nine in the catsuit and corset:

 

[JD]

Yeah, I'm not totally surprised that's his attitude, I'm just surprised he actually said that out loud.

 

[Turtletrekker]

He also tried to pressure Kate Mulgrew into wearing a padded bra, something that she successfully fought against.

 

[JD]

And it's a good thing she did, that would have been completely unnecessary.