Check out our full coverage ofKennedy’s statement on her “retirement.”

Kathleen Kennedy’s departure from Lucasfilm andStar Warswas reportedly complicated by an earlier shake-up at the studio.

Roberts joined Lucasfilm back in 2012, andTHRnoteshe was being groomed as Kennedy’s likely replacement.

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the center, with Jacen Solo wielding a green lightsaber on the left and Grogu on the right.

Who Will Be Kathleen Kennedy’s Replacement?

We don’t know the truth of those reports.

What we can say for certain, though, is that whoever takes over will face a difficult challenge.

Mace Windu wielding his purple lightsaber and Homen wielding a purple lightsaber in Star Wars: Visions season 1, episode 5

She’s shepherdedStar Warsthrough a complex evolution, pushing transmedia to a whole new level.

That seems even more likely now, meaning the future ofStar Warsshould be a lot more concrete soon.

Source: THR

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Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy smiles at an event, edited with Rey Skywalker (Daisy Ridley) and Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal).

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