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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: TAN News: Kathleen Kennedy To (Finally!) "Retire"(?) by End of
 2025
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:50:42 -0800
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On 2/25/25 4:29 PM, Your Name wrote:

> On 2025-02-25 15:46:26 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
> 
>> As per THR:
>>
>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars- 
>> kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-1235282440/
>>
>>
>> I still don't understand how she hasn't been canned in the last 3-5 
>> years, but better late than never I suppose.
> 
> Unfortunately, it looks like this story has already been debunked.  :-(
> (added rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc)
> 
> 
>     Is Kathleen Kennedy actually stepping down from Lucasfilm in 2025?
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------
>     No, Kathleen Kennedy looks like she will not be stepping down as
>     president of Lucasfilm in 2025, despite some fans believing that
>     she is responsible for the current state of Star Wars.
> 
>     According to a source close to the matter speaking with CNN, any
>     rumors about her retirement are overblown, saying that "there's
>     nothing there right now." The source says any announcement about
>     her potentially leaving would be public when "actual decisions are
>     made."
> 
>     An earlier report from Variety also stated that a source dismissed
>     the initial report, believing that it was "pure speculation" and
>     emphasized that no decision had been made.

There's no way THR would report this if there wasn't something to this. 
My guess is that this "response" is P.R. CYA, but that she will in fact 
retire by the end of the year.