It’s been a great week for being right. And I’m not saying that to brag! I’m saying that because it’s been bizarre to see things I’ve leaked exclusively here at That Park Place all start being confirmed in just a few days. Maybe Disney will announce Moana 2 in the next few days so I can win a trophy or something.
Just kidding on that one… I don’t expect them to announce the Moana sequel until next year. And no, I don’t want to be braggadocios; I’m just glad to be able to bring scoops to readers such as yourself.
But remember when I said this back in September?
In the upcoming, final years of her time with Lucasfilm, Kennedy is likely to have influence over Indiana Jones 5, Rogue Squadron, and The Acolyte. Outside of those projects, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni essentially own Star Wars. Significant turbulence awaits them as they attempt to repair the post-Gina Carano Star Wars landscape while simultaneously trying to please mainstream audiences… all while working with a Lucasfilm Studio that is hyper-partisan to the point of near-parody.
Yes, that comes from an article I did two months before anyone else announced that Kathleen Kennedy was being rehired. In that article, I said Kathleen Kennedy was almost certainly being rehired based on information I had. Well now the part in quotes is also coming true. Sources I have are telling me that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are being handed the keys to all future Star Wars movies for the foreseeable future. They plan to create a Star Wars Cinematic Universe that is wholly their own. All that is left is a bit of extra pay negotiations and budgetary concerns. Kathleen Kennedy, while in charge of Lucasfilm for the next three years, is being stripped of any control of Star Wars outside of The Acolyte (which may get cancelled) and some tertiary projects.
And that’s just what I said.
One thing that you should notice about all of this. Isn’t funny how Bob Chapek locked Kennedy into a contract where she really can’t publicly fuss with him before he took away her Star Wars powers? She isn’t in control of the Disney+ series anymore and she isn’t in control of the movies. She’s just an executive producer on Indiana Jones 5. And if you don’t believe me, while I was preparing for this article, guess who else has gotten the same intel?
Whoa – I hear #JonFavreau & #DaveFiloni are in talks to head over to the movie side of #StarWars
That would be BRILLIANT pic.twitter.com/u3rArE36UQ
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) December 1, 2021
Different wording, but same message. Kennedy is a figurehead and Star Wars now belongs to Favreau and Filoni. Bring on the Favroni Star Wars Universe.
You just made my day. You’re the most accurate Intel journalist so far. The CGI Luke thing still blows me away.
Thanks. Most people have forgotten that by now. Glad to have you reading for so long – much appreciated!
If true this is great to hear! What becomes of The High Republic, or is that to be never be spoken of again?
If we could get somekind of confirmation that Kennedys poisonous influence is actually gone I would indeed be willing to go back to Star Wars. But as it stands I do not wish to be burned again. Even leaving her name out of the Book of Boba Fett’s credits will be sufficient proof for me.
Now, if we can just get the appropriate writers for all the current and future books and other various print. Bring back many of the talents who wrote prior to the Legacy designation. And in doing so can the woke elements in those sections of the business, maybe it will all work out.
Oh. The same Grace Randolph said star wars is triying to bring back again Rey, Poe, Kylo and Finn ??? All paths leads to the sequels. Star Wars is DEAD.
I’m actually trying to follow up on that reporting. I don’t have confirmation yet that Lucasfilm is negotiating with sequel trilogy actors for any project.
So, basically she is the Ike Perlmutter to Favreau and Filoni’s Kevin Feige.
You DO know that Feige is the reason that the MCU is suffering right now, right? Once he took over during Civil War, he blew past decades of great comics to get us into Modern Marvel, like Captain Marvel and Kamala Khan. If that’s what Filoni and Favreau are going to be, kiss Star Wars goodbye even harder.
Yes, let’s bring in Filoni, the man who can’t stop shoving his little canon destroyer OC into any and all Star Wars shaped holes, no matter what that does to the franchise. That will never go badly.
Shove it up your woke [profanity]. The Clone Wars, Rebels and Mandalorian have been great star wars content, [profanity].