Caitlin Kennedy has no plans to step down as head of Lucasfilm at the end of the year.

The head of Lucasfilm responded to rumors about his departure and mentioned the progress of the new Star Wars.

The head of Lucasfilm Caitlin Kennedy has officially commented on rumors about her resignation at the end of 2025. It seems that she is really preparing to resign, but when exactly is her decision.

According to Kennedy, she has long been discussing the process of transferring leadership of Lucasfilm in the future, but for now she continues to work. An official statement summarizing the decisions taken will be released in a few months or a year.

For Lucasfilm, I've been in discussions with Bob Iger and Alan Bergman for some time about what the leadership transition process might look like in the future. We have a great team and we intend to release an official statement in a few months to a year. We are in full agreement on this issue, and I continue to work.

Kennedy is currently busy producing a film based on The Mandalorian, and then plans to take on the film directed by Shawn Levy, which will be a sequel to the ninth episode of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Sunrise.

In addition, the head of Lucasfilm said that:

• the script for Simon Kinberg's trilogy (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) may appear sometime in June;
• James Mangold (“Bob Dylan: Nobody”) has begun work on the plot of his untitled prequel;
• The very busy Taika Waititi has teamed up with another screenwriter to work on a new film in the Star Wars universe. Kennedy herself has already positively assessed the first act of the story.