Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has talked about the upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu movie as well as the transition period of leaving her position at the company.
On Sunday night, she was honoured at the Golden Reel Awards in LA by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. This is where she spoke about the next Star Wars film she is producing and what it has been like handing the reins over with Variety.
Grogu’s First Words Not Coming Soon
There has been plenty of speculation among fans that this film will feature Grogu speaking his first words. Given that this is a show getting a promotion to the big screen and Jon Favreau has talked about how it is a culmination of everything, some feel like this is the time. Grogu speaking is the next step in the character’s journey.
Well, Kennedy has actually shut that idea down. According to the film’s producer, “he never says a word” in May’s film. This might surprise some fans and disappoint them too. Especially when we are just over two months away from the film’s release. So there you have it, unless there is a change made to the film late into post-production, Grogu will not utter a word.
Leading And Leaving Lucasfilm
Following this, Kennedy discussed what it was like to step down and delegate her responsibilities to Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan. The producer calls the transition “pretty seamless” as she had been mentoring both Dave and Lynwen for 10 years.
She also noted that she got the job when “fan expectations collided with social media. That really has created a kind of explosion.” Kennedy added “It’s alway has been important to Lucasfilm, that the fans are huge part of what the franchise is. So that was something that was new to me and something that grew over time, but it’s remained incredibly important to the company.” Patton Oswalt who hosted ceremony told the audience Kennedy had just been “freed from the comments section.”
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