Editing Lucasfilm (section)

===Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios (2012–present)===
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====Acquisition process====
Discussions relating to the possibility of [[the Walt Disney Company]] signing a distribution deal with Lucasfilm officially began in May 2011, after a meeting that George Lucas had with Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] during the re-opening of the [[Star Tours – The Adventures Continue]] attraction at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Leonard|first=David|title=How Disney Bought Lucasfilm—and Its Plans for 'Star Wars'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-07/how-disney-bought-lucasfilm-and-its-plans-for-star-wars|access-date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=March 7, 2013|page=3|archive-date=November 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116161839/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-07/how-disney-bought-lucasfilm-and-its-plans-for-star-wars|url-status=live}}</ref> Lucas told Iger that he was considering retirement and planned to sell Lucasfilm, as well as the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/never-mind-about-star-wars-7-who-is-going-to-be-bob-igers-no-2/|title=Never mind about Star Wars 7. Who is going to be Bob Iger's No. 2?|work=Jim Hill Media|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=November 1, 2012|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301011518/https://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2012/10/30/never-mind-about-star-wars-7-who-is-going-to-be-bob-iger-s-no-2.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 30, 2012, Disney announced a deal to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05&nbsp;billion,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2012/11/03/what-expect-when-disney-buys-star-wars/CAwyjIqa5TWHuXj41732LJ/story.html|title=What to expect when Disney buys 'Star Wars'|last=Burr|first=Ty|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=November 4, 2012|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301010410/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2012/11/03/what-expect-when-disney-buys-star-wars/CAwyjIqa5TWHuXj41732LJ/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with approximately half in cash and half in shares of Disney stock.<ref name="Walt-Disney-Company-Oct-2012-8-K"/> Lucasfilm had previously collaborated with Disney's [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] division to create theme park attractions centered on ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' for various [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] worldwide.<ref name="3news.co.nz">{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Disney-purchases-Lucasfilm-announces-new-Star-Wars/tabid/418/articleID/274821/Default.aspx|title=Disney purchases Lucasfilm, announces new Star Wars|work=3 News|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601185030/http://www.3news.co.nz/Disney-purchases-Lucasfilm-announces-new-Star-Wars/tabid/418/articleID/274821/Default.aspx|archive-date=June 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], co-chairwoman of Lucasfilm, became president of Lucasfilm, reporting to the-then Walt Disney Studios Chairman [[Alan Horn]]. Additionally, she serves as the brand manager for ''Star Wars'', working directly with Disney's global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Kennedy serves as a producer on new ''Star Wars'' feature films, with George Lucas originally announced as serving as a creative consultant.<ref name="starwars1">{{cite web | url=https://www.starwars.com/news/new-star-wars-movies-announced-as-disney-enters-agreement-to-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd | title=New Star Wars Movies announced as Disney enters agreement to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. | website=starwars.com | publisher=Lucasfilm | date=October 30, 2012 | access-date=October 30, 2012 | archive-date=March 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301010456/https://www.starwars.com/news/new-star-wars-movies-announced-as-disney-enters-agreement-to-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd | url-status=live }}</ref> The company also announced the future release of new ''Star Wars'' films, starting with ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'' in 2015.<ref name="3news.co.nz"/>

Under the deal, Disney acquired ownership of ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', and Lucasfilm's operating businesses in live-action film production, consumer products, video games, animation, visual effects, and audio post-production.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oldham|first1=Stuart|title=READ: Disney chief Bob Iger's internal memo to staff: 'Lucasfilm fits perfectly with Disney's strategic priorities'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/read-bob-igers-letter-to-disney-staffers-about-the-lucasfilm-acquisition-6010/|access-date=February 20, 2016|work=Variety|date=October 30, 2012|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064543/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/read-bob-igers-letter-to-disney-staffers-about-the-lucasfilm-acquisition-6010/|url-status=live}}</ref> Disney also acquired Lucasfilm's portfolio of entertainment technologies. The intent was for Lucasfilm employees to remain in their current locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203335504578089092063718614|title=Mickey, Darth Vader Join Forces in $4.05 Billion Deal|last=Smith|first=Ethan|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=October 30, 2012|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301011605/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203335504578089092063718614|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Star Wars'' merchandising would begin under Disney in the fiscal year 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Financial Report and Shareholder Letter |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/10k-wrap-2013.pdf |website=[[The Walt Disney Company]] |access-date=April 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207154930/http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/10k-wrap-2013.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |date=February 3, 2014 }}</ref> Starting with ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', certain products will be co-branded with the Disney name,<ref>{{cite news |date=January 26, 2013 |title=Walt Disney Confirms J.J. Abrams Will Direct New 'Star Wars' |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/26/walt-disney-studios-confirms-that-j-j-abrams-will-direct-new-star-wars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908212924/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/26/walt-disney-studios-confirms-that-j-j-abrams-will-direct-new-star-wars/ |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Sampson|url=https://screencrush.com/no-disney-logo-star-wars-the-force-awakens/|title=There Will Be No Disney Logo Before 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'|work=ScreenCrush|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=December 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220070848/http://screencrush.com/no-disney-logo-star-wars-the-force-awakens/|url-status=live}}</ref> akin to what Disney has done with [[Pixar]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Acuna|first=Kirsten|title=Here's What Disney CEO Bob Iger Says He Wants To Do With 'Star Wars'|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-lucasfilm-branding-2012-11|access-date=November 22, 2012|newspaper=Business Insider|date=November 9, 2012|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908212923/https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-lucasfilm-branding-2012-11|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 4, 2012, the Disney-Lucasfilm merger was approved by the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC), allowing the acquisition to be finalized without dealing with [[antitrust]] problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/12/disneys-lucasfilms-purchase-gets-cleared-by-feds-382647/|title=Disney-Lucasfilm Deal Cleared By Feds|last=Patten|first=Dominic|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=December 5, 2012|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301010504/https://www.deadline.com/2012/12/disneys-lucasfilms-purchase-gets-cleared-by-feds|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 18, 2012, Lucasfilm Ltd. converted from a [[corporation]] to a [[limited liability company]] (LLC), changing its name to Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=lucasfilm&SearchSubType=Keyword|title=Business Search – Business Entities – Business Programs – California Secretary of State|website=businesssearch.sos.ca.gov|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301015821/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=lucasfilm&SearchSubType=Keyword|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 21, 2012, Disney completed the acquisition and Lucasfilm became a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney.<ref name="Schou"/><ref name="Disney Brands"/>

At the time of Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, [[20th Century Fox]], the original distributor of the first six ''Star Wars'' films, were to retain the physical and theatrical distribution rights to both the prequel trilogy and Episodes ''V'' and ''VI'' of the original trilogy until May 2020, along with full distribution rights for the [[Star Wars (film)|original 1977 film]] in perpetuity.<ref name="FOXrights">{{cite web |last=Masters |first=Kim |date=October 30, 2012 |title=Tangled Rights Could Tie Up Ultimate 'Star Wars' Box Set (Analysis) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tangled-rights-could-tie-up-384541 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109013853/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tangled-rights-could-tie-up-384541 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Lucasfilm retained the television and digital distribution rights to ''Star Wars'' Episodes ''I'' through ''VI'' with exception to Episode ''IV''.<ref name="DisneyFY13">{{cite web |date=November 20, 2013 |title=The Walt Disney Company FY 2013 SEC Form 10-K Filing |url=http://api40.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/DIS-20131120-10K-20130928.pdf?ipage=9242028&xml=1&quest=1&rid=23&section=1&sequence=-1&pdf=1&dn=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827091039/http://api40.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/DIS-20131120-10K-20130928.pdf?ipage=9242028&xml=1&quest=1&rid=23&section=1&sequence=-1&pdf=1&dn=1 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |website=The Walt Disney Company |page=13 |format=PDF |quote=Prior to the Company's acquisition, Lucasfilm produced six Star Wars films (Episodes 1 through 6). Lucasfilm retained the rights to consumer products related to all of the films and the rights related to television and electronic distribution formats for all of the films, except for the rights for Episode 4, which are owned by a third-party studio. All of the films are distributed by a third-party studio in the theatrical and home video markets. The theatrical and home video distribution rights for these films revert to Lucasfilm in May 2020 except for Episode 4, for which these distribution rights are retained in perpetuity by the third-party studio.}}</ref> On March 20, 2019, Disney officially [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired]] 20th Century Fox after acquiring its owner, [[21st Century Fox]], thus consolidating all the distribution and ownership rights to all the films under its umbrella.<ref name="Disney Brands">{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/companies-disney-owns |title=14 companies you didn't realize Disney owns |last=Lakritz |first=Talia |date=January 28, 2020 |website=Insider |access-date=September 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311010738/https://www.insider.com/companies-disney-owns |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2013, Walt Disney Studios purchased the distribution and marketing rights to future ''Indiana Jones'' films from [[Paramount Pictures]], although the latter studio would retain the distribution rights to the first four films and would receive "financial participation" from any additional films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Disney Takes Over Rights to 'Indiana Jones' Franchise |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-acquires-indiana-jones-rights-from-paramount-1200927216/ |access-date=December 6, 2013 |newspaper=Variety |date=December 6, 2013 |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319134349/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-acquires-indiana-jones-rights-from-paramount-1200927216/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|title=Disney acquires control of future 'Indiana Jones' movies|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-disney-acquires-future-indiana-jones-rights-paramount-20131206,0,4071440.story#axzz2mom6ecrD|access-date=December 7, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 6, 2013|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108213601/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-disney-acquires-future-indiana-jones-rights-paramount-20131206,0,4071440.story#axzz2mom6ecrD|url-status=live}}</ref> This would make the fifth installment, ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]'', become the first film in the franchise and Lucasfilm's first film overall to be co-produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mazique |first=Brian |date=April 8, 2023 |title=The Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny Trailer Is Viral |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2023/04/08/the-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-trailer-is-viral/?sh=542099722c26 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409033743/https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2023/04/08/the-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-trailer-is-viral/?sh=542099722c26 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Kathleen Kennedy era (2012–present)====
In early 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger disclosed Lucasfilm's plans to release [[List of Star Wars films#Standalone films|standalone ''Star Wars'' films]] alongside the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|Sequel Trilogy]] over a six-year period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-standalone-films-lawrence-418421|title=It's Official: 'Star Wars' Stand-Alone Films From Lawrence Kasdan, Simon Kinberg in Development|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=February 6, 2013|archive-date=September 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909183359/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-standalone-films-lawrence-418421/|url-status=live}}</ref> This strategy aimed to expand the ''Star Wars'' universe beyond the main saga. The first of these standalone films, ''[[Rogue One]]'', premiered in 2016, followed by ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' in 2018.<ref name="Forbes Rogue One">{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Mark |title=How Disney And Dolby Brought 'Rogue One' To Historic Pantages |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/01/07/how-disney-and-dolby-brought-rogue-one-to-historic-pantages/ |access-date=January 17, 2017 |work=Forbes |date=January 7, 2017 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118141404/http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/01/07/how-disney-and-dolby-brought-rogue-one-to-historic-pantages/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Reporter Solo">{{cite web|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title='Solo: A Star Wars Story' Tracking for Record $160M-Plus Memorial Day Bow|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/solo-a-star-wars-story-tracking-record-160m-memorial-day-bow-1108264|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414134520/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/solo-a-star-wars-story-tracking-record-160m-memorial-day-bow-1108264|archive-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

On April 3, 2013, [[LucasArts]], the [[Star Wars video games|video game]] development division of Lucasfilm, underwent closure, resulting in layoffs for most of its staff.<ref name=twc>{{cite news|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|title=LucasArts to Cease Making Games, Will Lay Off Most of Staff|url=https://www.thewrap.com/media/article/lucasarts-cease-making-games-will-lay-most-staff-83891|access-date=April 3, 2013|newspaper=The Wrap|date=April 3, 2013|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110231031/https://www.thewrap.com/media/article/lucasarts-cease-making-games-will-lay-most-staff-83891|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite this, LucasArts maintained a small team to handle video game licensing. Disney subsequently entered an exclusive agreement with [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) to produce ''Star Wars'' games for the core gaming market for a decade. LucasArts retained licensing rights, while Disney Interactive Studios focused on casual gaming.<ref>{{cite web|title=EA takes helm from LucasArts, will exclusively develop future 'Star Wars' games|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4306040/electronic-arts-gets-exclusive-deal-to-develop-star-wars-video-games|access-date=May 6, 2013|website=[[The Verge]]|date=May 6, 2013|archive-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507184058/http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4306040/electronic-arts-gets-exclusive-deal-to-develop-star-wars-video-games|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=We're probably all about EA|url=https://mixnmojo.com/news/Were-probably-all-about-EA|access-date=May 6, 2013|publisher=[[The International House of Mojo]]|date=May 6, 2013|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908222536/https://mixnmojo.com/news/Were-probably-all-about-EA|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to lower-than-expected sales, EA's exclusive deal was halted in January 2021, more than three years before their contract was set to expire on October 14, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dornbush |first=Jonathon |date=2021-01-13 |title=How Star Wars Games Can Flourish Now That EA Lost Exclusivity |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-star-wars-games-can-flourish-now-that-ea-lost-exclusivity |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ravenscraft |first=Eric |date=January 13, 2021 |title=Lucasfilm Games' New Partnerships Mean the Galaxy's the Limit |url=https://www.wired.com/story/lucasfilm-games-star-wars-ubisoft-indiana-jones-bethesda/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>

In January 2014, it was announced that [[Dark Horse Comics]] would be losing its license for [[Star Wars comics|''Star Wars'' comics]] to [[Marvel Comics]], another Disney subsidiary, in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Noelene |author2=Blake Hennon |date=January 3, 2014 |title='Star Wars' comics leaving Dark Horse, returning to Marvel in 2015 |url=https://www.latimes.com/topic/hero-complex/comics/star-wars-comics-leaving-dark-horse-returning-to-marvel-in-2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140104032235/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/star-wars-comics-leaving-dark-horse-returning-to-marvel-in-2015/ |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |access-date=January 4, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> That April, Lucasfilm announced that the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe]] content would be rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends'', with only selected works, including the six episodic films and ''The Clone Wars'', deemed canon. Additionally, a new line of canon ''Star Wars'' books began publication under the Lucasfilm story group.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|title=Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for 'Star Wars' Expanded Universe|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-unveils-new-plans-star-698973|access-date=April 25, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 25, 2014|quote="While Lucasfilm always strived to keep the stories created for the EU consistent with our film and television content as well as internally consistent, [Franchise creator George Lucas] always made it clear that he was not beholden to the EU,"|archive-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429022447/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-unveils-new-plans-star-698973|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lucasfilm continued its expansion globally, opening its regional headquarters in Singapore in 2014.<ref name=to/> This facility housed staff from Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and ESPN Asia Pacific.<ref name=to/> Meanwhile, between 2015 and 2018, Lucasfilm released several cinematic films, including critical and commercial successes like ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'' and ''Rogue One'', alongside the less successful ''Solo''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-to-open-december-18-2015.html |title=Star Wars Movies Coming in 2015, 2017 and 2019 |last=McNary |first=Dave |work=Variety |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=May 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108012425/http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-to-open-december-18-2015.html |archive-date=November 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Forbes Rogue One" /><ref name="Hollywood Reporter Solo" />

After the mixed performance of ''Solo'' at the box office, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed a slowdown in release of new ''Star Wars'' films.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Belloni |first1=Matthew |title=Bob Iger Talks Disney's Streaming Service, 'Roseanne,' James Gunn and a Coming 'Star Wars' "Slowdown" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-disneys-streaming-service-james-gunn-star-wars-slowdown-1145493 |access-date=March 26, 2019 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 20, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921230915/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-disneys-streaming-service-james-gunn-star-wars-slowdown-1145493 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lucasfilm moved its focus on developing content for [[Disney+]] by launching several programs including the successful series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' series on Disney+.<ref name="Season2">{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Exclusive: Jon Favreau Says He's Already Writing and Pre-Shooting 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 |url=https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-filming-jon-favreau |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712193523/http://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-filming-jon-favreau/ |archive-date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>

In November 2023, Dave Filoni revealed that he was promoted to serve as the chief creative officer at the studio and would be directly involved in the planning of future ''Star Wars'' [[List of Star Wars films|films]] and Star Wars in other [[Star Wars in other media|series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Dave Filoni Is Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm, Will Be 'Planning the Future' of 'Star Wars' Films and Shows |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dave-filoni-lucasfilm-chief-creative-officer-star-wars-1235804125/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121190949/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dave-filoni-lucasfilm-chief-creative-officer-star-wars-1235804125/ |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>