Following the release of Indiana Jones 5, the success of the film did not reach expectations at the box office, and the fans could not help but grow more curious about whether this situation will have any effect on the career of Kathleen Kennedy as the president of Lucasfilm. Not forgetting to mention that this is not the time it is happening to Kennedy in her career.
Previously Kennedy has found herself in the media’s limelight for her contribution to the sequel trilogy of Star Wars. She has also been a frequent target of several social media posts and YouTube videos which speculates on her being fired from her position.
Therefore in this article, we will be discussing the truthfulness of the controversy with a few more insights into her prominence in her professional career and the reason why she is all over the internet making news headlines.
Kathleen Kennedy has served as the president of Lucasfilm from 2012 to date. The creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, had handpicked her for that position to oversee the operations of the company after Lucasfilm was sold to the Walt Disney Company in the year 2021.
She has been obligated to numerous productions of Star Wars films which include the latest Star Wars trilogy and standalone films like Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Kennedy, despite having produced several successful movies under her watch, particularly ” Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the fans seemed to have drawn their focus to the newest projects that have raised controversies.
Let us now get back to the topic our minds are concerned about right now, is Kathleen Kennedy terminated from her reputed position at Lucasfilm? or is all of the commotion a lame rumor? If it is a rumor, then what has caused it? Scroll down to learn the answers.
Is Kathleen Kennedy Fired From Lucasfilm?
Despite the speculation, rumors, and reports about Kathleen Kennedy being fired from Lucasfilm because of the flop the film Indiana Jones 5 and the Dial of Destiny faced at the box office. It fails to grasp the attention of the audience. Although, Kathleen is not fired from Lucasfilm. She is still the president of the television company, and there is no official announcement from the television company regarding this.
These rumors of her being fired from Lucasfilm began shortly after a tweet that was posted by user @Thwipt_, who has the Disney leaks history in their pocket. Though this user got the previous information regarding an announcement on the D23 Expo 2022 right, the tweet about Kathleen Kennedy saying that the user is hearing that she is gone from Lucasfilm now is not valid. This directed people to spread a rumor, given that the information is not accurate.
Kamran Pasha, an American screenwriter, claimed that one of his insiders at Disney has disclosed to him that there are unusual happenings related to the president of Lucasfilm. This has only added more fuel to the fire for the spread of the rumors. Pasha, in a YouTube interview, said that apparently, someone who was at Disney had put a block for a paid leave of two weeks and that the leave, in itself, was unusual, and it all began shortly after the release of Indiana Jones.
However, the future of the president indeed depends on how much the film brings to the box office. The movie, which was directed by James Mangold, had whopped over $154 million at the box office after one week of its release on Threatre. But when it comes to the final result, this cannot be considered a good amount, given the popularity of Indy.
Indiana Jones 5 has been reported to have spent around $300 million during production, and the outcome does not seem to bring any compensation for the production budget, let alone whopping a profit. Now it is understandable why the public believes the rumors as this flop would bring a great loss to the television company, which placed a risk in Kennedy’s position as the president.
