Image Credit: Getty Images Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced her departure from the production company after 14 years. The change of hands in leadership was apparently inevitable, even though Kennedy led the Star Wars franchise into the highly successful galaxy that it is today. So, why did she leave Lucasfilm? "It has been a true privilege to spend more than a decade working alongside the extraordinary talent at Lucasfilm," Kennedy said in a public statement in January 2026.