“Bring back George Lucas”: Star Wars fans celebrate embattled boss Kathleen Kennedy’s retirement announcement

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Star Wars fans have reacted online to the news that Kathleen Kennedy will be stepping down from her role as President of Lucasfilm.A report from Puck News has said the executive, who has overseen the studio since it was purchased by Disney in 2012, will retire at the end of the year.

Her tenure has seen three main franchise instalments: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise Of Skywalker; as well as spin-offs Rogue One and Solo.She also expanded the universe into the TV realm, with spin-off series The Mandalorian, Andor, Skeleton Crew and others making their way to the Disney+ streaming service.Kennedy leaves behind a complicated legacy which has seen some of the biggest box office successes in franchise history but has also divided fans with the direction of some of the latter films in the Star Wars Sequel trilogy.On X (formerly Twitter), one fan posted: “Star Wars will finally be free from her reign as Emperor”, while another added: “Kathleen Kennedy destroyed the Star Wars franchise.

It’s insane that she wasn’t fired sooner”.Kathleen Kennedy plans to step down from her role as President of Lucasfilm by the end of 2025Star Wars will finally be free from her reign as Emperor (via: @PuckNews) pic.twitter.com/NdXp4kFEx8— Superhero Cuts (@superherocuts) February 25, 2025Kathleen Kennedy destroyed the Star Wars franchise.

It's insane that she wasn't fired sooner. https://t.co/NRVdMx671X— Calthrina950 (@calthrina950) February 25, 2025 One tweet proclaimed: “All Star Wars fans are rejoicing over the goods this morning in regard to Kathleen Kennedy”, while another warned: “Reminder: It wasn’t Kathleen Kennedy that ‘ruined’ star wars….