Dave Filoni has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm, giving fans a renewed sense of hope that the Star Wars franchise is in good hands. Filoni will now work closely with President Kathleen Kennedy and Head of Development Carrie Beck.
While Beck will focus on bringing in new creatives into the Star Wars universe, Kennedy will continue to oversee and provide feedback on the various projects. Somehow, this has become an issue for fans.
Dave Filoni Reveals Plans For Star Wars After His Promotion At Lucasfilm
In his interview with Vanity Fair, Dave Filoni shared his plans for the Star Wars franchise now that he has been promoted and will have more control over many projects. He stated:
“In the past, in a lot of projects I would be brought into it, I would see it after it had already developed a good way… In this new role, it’s opened up to basically everything that’s going on. When we’re planning the future of what we’re doing now, I’m involved at the inception phase.”
He also added that he will not intervene with the ideas of his fellow creatives, but will only help them provide more avenues to channel their stories and bring out the best in every project:
“I’m not telling people what to do. But I do feel I’m trying to help them tell the best story that they want to tell. I need to be a help across the galaxy here, like a part of a Jedi Council almost.”
Filoni previously worked on shaping Star Wars animation through shows, and now he has immersed himself in live-action filmmaking. He became the producer for The Mandalorian and its spinoff, The Book of Boba Fett, working closely with director Jon Favreau on bringing the stories of a galaxy far, far away to the small screen.
Moreover, about twenty years ago, he was a young talent hired by George Lucas to work on the Clone Wars series.
Fans Demand Dave Filoni To Replace Kathleen Kennedy
While fans are enthusiastic to hear Dave Filoni’s promotion at Lucasfilm, some are not particularly happy that President Kathleen Kennedy remains in her position. They blame her dismal handling of the franchise for the failure of the Skywalker saga.
Even Jon Favreau had issues with Kennedy because she kept meddling with his creative plans for The Mandalorian, causing tension in the production and the director wanting to leave the project altogether.
Fans reacted to Filoni’s promotion, and many of them wanted him to take over the Star Wars franchise. Check out their tweets below:
He needs to just replace Kathleen Kennedy at this point, she ran Disney to the ground with having three different directors in the sequel. Filoni brought it back with Mandoverse
— muhammad hassan (@mhassan_32) November 21, 2023
This is what he deserved for multiple years. Now he is the boss and he can do what he wants and not ruin anymore franchises!
— Gopex (@ItzGopex) November 21, 2023
The collective force was strong! Save us Dave! pic.twitter.com/tAQlHqCUCr
— Kyle Willson (@KyleWillson) November 21, 2023
This is amazing news for the future of Star Wars.
Should have happened a long time ago……
in a galaxy far far away
— Travis Curnutte (@TravisCurnutte) November 21, 2023
Kathleen Kennedy has gotta go. She has added nothing of value to Star Wars.
— John F. Kennedy’s Burner (@JFKburner69) November 21, 2023
Next big move is to fire Kathleen Kennedy and then all things are made good again.
— DUBB3D (@__DUBB3D__) November 21, 2023
With Filoni now holding a higher position, fans are hopeful that he will save the Star Wars franchise and further improve the upcoming projects.
