Thats what I was thinking also but that is what Shawn Levy said at Celebration in the interview.
Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down
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cboath
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Considering the idiot in control, no one person or company will end up in control. They will parcel it out. It will be like a chop shop.hbo here, dc there, etc.
Cephus
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Because the major shareholders are the problem. Vanguard, Blackrock and State Street are all social engineering firms. They buy shares specifically to direct the company toward being woke. Iger gets his marching orders mostly from them because they hold all the power. That's not to say that Iger isn't a terrible CEO, but he has to do what the major stock holders want because they have the power to have him replaced with someone who will.
Joek3rr
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Random weird history tidbit that probably isn't relevant. But ever notice how Roosevelt often sat between Churchill and Stalin?
I see Pedro has adopted the pajama fad.
We're on page 16, is she gone yet?
In every way that matters, yes.
Oh carp, ya, who gets her sparkly red shoes??? Excellent point, dascoyne
CB2001
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I doubt it. And always will.
I've avoided bashing on Kennedy because for the most part, I have no problem with "woke" edicts. I think diversity is important. I think making Star Wars stories for every demographic is important. I don't want to rail on her and be associated with toxic fandom. I also don't care for the "blame Disney" for everything we don't like. Disney doesn't care as long as money is made.
BUT THAT said-- there is no other studio head that could/should/would survive reshooting half or more than every movie under their watch, being over budget on every project, hiring/firing/replacing directors, announcing and cancelling projects, hiring people who aren't ready to handle the scope of the projects-- the list goes on and on. I don't care if she hires women and pushes for diverse casts, I do care that she has failed at doing what a studio head is supposed to do.
BUT THAT said-- there is no other studio head that could/should/would survive reshooting half or more than every movie under their watch, being over budget on every project, hiring/firing/replacing directors, announcing and cancelling projects, hiring people who aren't ready to handle the scope of the projects-- the list goes on and on. I don't care if she hires women and pushes for diverse casts, I do care that she has failed at doing what a studio head is supposed to do.
Couldn't agree more. An agenda is fine, so long as there is strong writing, a clear vision, and a solid grasp of the lore.
Star Trek made this work for quite a few years. Before the Dark Times, before the Kurtzman.
So, again....again, Star Wars ALWAYS HAD DIVERSE CASTING... it really isn't a point that can be argued. None of the fans that have loved Star Wars for many many years can be thrown under the bus as racist just because KK wants to paint that picture. I don't really care that some racist idiot has a presence on youtube, and everyone points to that one person and says, "Look, it is ALL of the old fans rolled into this one person who we will use as our representative of ALL previous fans." The fans of previous Star Wars were fully aware that Leia was in charge. None of them had issues that the cast was filled with different people. I don't want to be painted as toxic because I am not. KK uses it as an excuse to destroy the old storyline. The fact that she is also terrible at her job just makes it even harder to understand why she was ever given the job. She uses her fan accusations as a shield.
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This has always been my beef with KK. There was plenty of cause to fire her for plain-old bad management. She made serious expensive mistakes and she wasn't doing better the next time.
