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Originally Posted by Bowser
I'm legit curious as to how Kathleen Kennedy still has a job, tbh.
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It's because there weren't many people that were even considered to run Lucasfilm after the acquisition. She'd been a mega successful producer in her own right before taking the job, she's close friends with Spielberg and Lucas and she really wanted the opportunity.
The bigger question is this: Who would/could/should replace her?
I know that the easy response is "Anyone!". But look at Marvel's history before Kevin Feige - it's awful. And in the eyes of many, the hiring of RDJ is what
really launched Marvel. That said, I don't think that Feige could have accomplished what he's done without hitting a home run with
Iron Man.
The obvious choice to run Lucasfilm is Dave Filoni but like Favreau, he's not "Studio Execs". They both want to create and it's next to impossible to do so when you're running a studio and responsible for billions of dollars of decisions, let alone, scores of people.
Please don't mistake this post as any kind of "confidence" in KK. But running Lucasfilm comes with a massive amount of responsibilities, from billions of dollars to literally, billions of fans and the Disney Board.
It's a job I wouldn't want, for even a heartbeat, regardless of the monetary compensation.