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A significant insight into Star Wars' deteriorating trajectory is the schism between Kathleen Kennedy, the current head of Lucasfilm, and the creative director, Dave Filoni. At Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Japan, key figures discussed upcoming projects, notably the Mandalorian and Grou movies. While Filoni advocates respecting established lore—drawing upon the Expanded Universe (EU) that he helped integrate into canon—Kennedy seems more interested in creating "new opportunities" for directors, often resulting in disconnected and inconsistent storytelling.