Let's hope this isn't another false alarm.
Praise the Lord.
According to Variety, longtime Star Wars power player Dave Filoni will be joined by Lynwen Brennan (probably because Disney can't bear the thought of not having a woman at least partially in charge).
Filoni has been named president and chief creative officer, Lucasfilm, and Brennan has been named co-president. Their task will be to find ways to keep 'Star Wars' fresh and relevant, as well as to deal with a fanbase that can be very vocal when it feels that a film or series is departing too drastically from the canon. Filoni and Brennan will report to Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment.
Kennedy, who has been at the helm of Lucasfilm (and Star Wars) since George Lucas sold it to Disney in 2012, has been a lightning rod for fan criticism.
It seems Disney is doing a bit of course correcting with her departure, focusing on the movies that George Lucas made instead of her disjointed three-part pet project in feminism 👇
You mean the geniuses at Disney have finally figured out that a vast majority of fans love Star Wars content and merchandise related to the trilogy that launched the franchise to its juggernaut status in the first place??
From that Disney link:
Black Spire Outpost will roll back in time several decades, thoughtfully introducing beloved characters from across the Star Wars timeline, new props and graphics in some areas, musical selections from Star Wars film scores throughout the land and more.
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This Sith Lord will be joined by Imperial Stormtroopers, and as they seek the elusive Jedi, they may find hints of the Force around the outpost.
Leia Organa and Han Solo will be reunited with Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca amid the rocky spires.
Luke Skywalker will roam the outpost seeking knowledge of the Force and artifacts related to lightsaber building, kyber crystals, and more.
Leia Organa may be spotted near the Millennium Falcon, where she'll recruit travelers and locals to help keep Luke safe.
Han Solo also will linger around his prized ship, tempted by the local cantina.
They'll also focus on the iconic music from the George Lucas films:
As you take in the towering remains of petrified trees that create the skyline of Batuu, you'll be further transported into the world of Star Wars with the addition of beloved scores from legendary composer John Williams, pulling themes from the first six films.
It only took them a decade (and the deaths of all of the beloved original trilogy characters) to learn the lesson.
The problem?
You can only perform CPR on a clinically dead person for a certain length of time before it's impossible to bring them back.
And Star Wars has been dead a loooooong time:
We'll meet you back here in May when Kathleen's "Mandalorian and Grogu" movie falls embarrassingly short of market predictions.
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