![]() 20, adding, “but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to make films.” “You can expect some slowdown,” Disney CEO Bob Iger told THR in an interview published on Sept. ![]() The reaction to Last Jedi and Solo has resulted in a shift in studio strategy, with Disney making plans to slow the output of movies. Kennedy’s deal extension also follows a polarizing reaction to Last Jedi - which sits at 91 percent fresh on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes but was flooded with unusually angry fan complaints on social media about key plot choices. (By contrast, 2017’s The Last Jedi and 2016’s Rogue One grossed $1 billion globally, and 2015’s The Force Awakens topped $2 billion in receipts.) So it’s notable that her renewal follows this summer’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, the first box-office disappointment for the franchise, which grossed “only” $392 million worldwide and led analysts to estimate a loss for the film at $50 million to $80 million or more. Kennedy’s position is one of the most visible, and her actions the most highly scrutinized, in Hollywood, due to the immense popularity of Lucasfilm’s franchises, which also include the Indiana Jones series. Last year, Colin Trevorrow, who was to have directed Star Wars: Episode IX, was fired and replaced with the series’ Episode VII helmer, J.J. Kennedy also effectively replaced Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards with helmer Tony Gilroy, though Edwards kept his directing credit. Chris Lord and Phil Miller were fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story on June 20, 2017, less than a year before the film’s release. Kennedy has had to replace directors on two movies that were either in production or postproduction.
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