"Good riddance" - Star Wars fans react to Kathleen Kennedy's retirement as president of Lucasfilm later this year

Fans of Star Wars and Indiana Jones are worked up as Kathleen Kennedy's retirement news took the internet by storm. According to reports, the 71-year-old veteran film producer and the president of Lucasfilm will retire by the end of 2025.

Fans of the super-popular Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchise ramble on the internet about Kathleen Kennedy's retirement news.

One of the fans on X wrote:

"Good riddance"

This particular comment, or similar reactions like this, on the internet suggest that it would be a good thing, that Kathleen Kennedy will no longer remain the president of Lucasfilm. There is a notion among netizens that she hasn't been doing justice to the above-mentioned movie franchises over the years.

Kennedy began her career in the movie business in the early 80s. In 1981, she collaborated with the Oscar-winning director, Steven Spielberg, and co-founded Amblin Entertainment, a renowned production house. Her first produced movie was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Spielberg.

One has to understand, that even though Star Wars and Indiana Jones were the brainchild of George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy called the final shots behind the scenes. As the head of Lucasfilm, Kennedy single-handedly shaped the fate of the production company and she did that for almost ten years. She became the president of Lucasfilm in 2012 after it was acquired by Disney.

The internet might say a hundred different things and take a dig at Kennedy. But, the fact doesn't change that she is one of the top Hollywood executives and producers, even though she had her fair share of rough times and faced unnecessary controversies.

Kathleen Kennedy trends on X (formerly Twitter) after her alleged retirement news goes viral

Netizens are taking digs at Kathleen Kennedy over her leadership at Lucasfilm. She is currently the talk of the town as she is practically trending on X. However, the internet at this moment is quite polarized, regarding her alleged retirement news, a certain percentage of people are just mocking and criticizing the veteran producer. Whereas, the other section considers her a crucial figure who is responsible for shaping the future of franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars.

Check out below some of the other fan reactions on the internet:

"Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from being President of Lucasfilm at Disney this year and is expected to retire. She was responsible for many of the woke Star Wars and Indiana Jones sequel movies. 2025 is really taking out the trash," an X user wrote.

"BALANCE IS BEING RESTORED TO THE FORCE, KATHLEEN KENNEDY IS RETIRING THIS YEAR!!!," a fan on social media commented.

"I cant believe its finally true. #KathleenKennedy is officially leaving #Lucasfilm . I've been waiting for this news for almost 8 years. It's going to be a special Tuesday beer night," a netizen wrote on X.

As Kennedy's retirement news is a hot topic on the internet, people are also discussing the South Park episode titled Midnight's Edge, which was released on October 29, 2023, that satirized Kathleen Kennedy.

The episode criticized Kennedy and also took a jab at the other executives at Disney, who were equally responsible for not doing proper justice to Star Wars and other films. The episode also sheds light on how Disney producers are far from understanding the audience's demands.

As per reports by Puck, Kathleen Kennedy shared her decision to retire with some of her associates, however, nothing has been announced officially by her representatives.