Well, perhaps sooner than we thought but it is official: Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down and being replaced by Lynwen Brennan and Dave Filoni. This news has obviously caused shockwaves in the Star Wars fandom, with a number of people asking whether or not Dave Filoni relies too much on his Rebels and Clone Wars characters, and if he can be trusted to expand the universe as opposed to making it feel small. We've got some objective data to support our thoughts on that. We'll also be breaking down the interview that Kathleen Kennedy did with Deadline, which has a ton of great info about the future of Star Wars and her experience leading a galaxy far, far away. Let's jump in!

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With the recent news that Kathleen Kennedy will be stepping down as head of Lucasfilm, to be replaced by Dave Filoni, we thought we'd take a look back at his history and address some of the criticisms that we have seen towards the move. In particular, we'll be covering the assertions that Dave Filoni doesn't respect the EU or stories that came before, and that he tends to focus on characters from the animated TV shows to the detriment of wider audiences' experience. Let's jump in!

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In what will probably be our second to last episode of the year, we want to gather up and present all the known information about the Star Wars projects we are expecting to see (or hear a lot about) in 2026. This includes The Mandalorian and Grogu, Ahsoka Season 2, Maul: Shadow Lord, and Star Wars: Starfighter. Some we know a lot about, and some very little, but it's all here. Let's jump in!

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