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Overview
- Lucasfilm confirmed Kathleen Kennedy will step down, with Dave Filoni overseeing creative direction and Lynwen Brennan running the business side as co-heads.
- Kennedy said Kinberg delivered a roughly 70‑page treatment about four weeks ago, with a new script submission expected in March.
- Multiple outlets, citing scooper Daniel Richtman, report Daisy Ridley’s Rey is poised for a major role in the trilogy, though new characters are expected to lead.
- Signs point to the Rey‑led New Jedi Order standalone being sidelined or folded into the trilogy, including its omission from Kennedy’s update and Disney reassigning the long-rumored December 2026 Star Wars slot to Ice Age 6.
- Ridley has reiterated she is eager to return as Rey and said the wait for the character’s next appearance will be worthwhile.