Kathleen Kennedy lambed a published report that she is retiring from Lucasfilm at the end of the year.
“I will die to make movies,” she said in an interview with Deadline On Thursday. “The truth is, and I just want to say loud and clear, I do not retire. I will never retire from movies. I will die to make movies. “
On Mondoy, Matthew Belloni reported on puckWith reference to three named sources, “Kathleen Kennedy has informed Disney, as well as friends and co -workers, that she will leave as Lucasfilm President at the end of the year.”
The long -term film manager says she has worked with a plan for her “possible succession” but Puck’s report on her imminent pension is false.
Kennedy added: “What happens on Lucasfilm is that I have talked to both Bob and Alan for a long time about what any inheritance can look like. We have a fantastic bench of people here, and we have every intention to announce months or a year on the road. “
Kennedy said she is busy producing the movie “The Mandalorian and Grogu” right now, and also produces the Sean Levy -directed “Star Wars” movie, which is after that.
Kennedy added that she will continue to stay on Lucasfilm and looks very thoughtful with Bob and Alan about who goes in. “
“So I continue to stay on Lucasfilm … so it’s completely going on, and we have every right to do that announcement when we want to do it,” she concluded.
While there are projects in the works of Shawn Levy and James Mangold, plus a new trilogy being monitored by Simon Kinberg, next year “Mandalorian and Grogu,” A big screen spinoff of the popular streaming show will be the first theater project from the studio since 2019.
