The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a success. In fact, it may the biggest success in the history of Hollywood. Every movie Marvel Studios puts out is a hit, and president Kevin Feige has done a remarkable good job of making sure all the movies (and now TV shows) feel of a piece. With stuff like Loki, Eternals and much more on the horizon, things may just be getting started.
The Star Wars Cinematic Universe has also been very successful, but there’s been a lot more blowback, particularly after the releases of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. When it was announced that Feige would be working on a Star Wars movie (to be written by Loki writer Michael Waldron, FYI), some fans wondered if he was moving in permanently, perhaps even taking over Star Wars duties from executive Kathleen Kennedy.
The rumors are still swirling, but it doesn’t sound like there’s anything to them. The other day, Variety ran an interesting article about all the shifts happening at Disney as new CEO Bob Chapek establishes himself. According to their sources, Feige “is fully committed with his Marvel duties and has no ambition to lead Lucasfilm or take more of a role.”
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This is very consistent with what Feige himself has said about the idea of taking over Lucasfilm. “That’s all Kathy Kennedy,” he told Entertainment Weekly in March. “I’m involved in as much as I stay up until midnight LA time to watch new episodes of The Mandalorian when they drop.”
That said, it’s hard to stop a good narrative when it takes on a life of its own, so I suspect we’ll see people wondering about Feige’s Star Wars future for a long while to come. But if the next crop of Star Wars movies and TV shows are as well-received as The Mandalorian, there could be a shift to the narrative about Kennedy’s abilities, as well. Narratives change pretty quickly on the internet.
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h/t Digital Spy