Overview
- Kennedy exits the presidency this week after nearly 14 years and returns to full-time producing.
- Dave Filoni becomes President and Chief Creative Officer, while Lynwen Brennan serves as Co-President overseeing operations, with both reporting to Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman.
- Disney and Lucasfilm leaders describe the handover as a carefully arranged process in development for about two years.
- Kennedy will produce The Mandalorian and Grogu, slated for May 22, 2026, and Star Wars: Starfighter, scheduled for May 28, 2027.
- Filoni, a longtime George Lucas protégé and builder of Lucasfilm's animation slate, will lead creative strategy as Brennan, a veteran of ILM and Lucasfilm business, manages the studio's operations.