Kristin Baver is associate editor of StarWars.com, host of
This Week! in Star Wars, and author of
Skywalker: A Family at War. She lives in San Francisco, California.
Kathleen Kennedy, President, Lucasfilm Recipient of the Academy's prestigious 2018 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award, and an eight-time Academy Award(R)-nominee, Kathleen Kennedy is one of the most successful and respected producers and executives in the film industry today. As President of Lucasfilm, she oversees the company's three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. Kennedy was the producer of
Star Wars: The Force Awakens,
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,
Star Wars: The Last Jedi,
Solo: A Star Wars Story, and
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Kennedy is currently executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning series
The Mandalorian,
The Book of Boba Fett, and
Obi-Wan Kenobi, and also serves as a producer on all of Lucasfilm's live action titles in production, including
Indiana Jones, Willow, Andor, Ahsoka, and more.
Kennedy has produced or executive produced more than 70 feature films, which have collectively garnered 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 wins. Among her credits:
Jurassic Park,
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial,
The Sixth Sense, the
Back to the Future trilogy,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
Gremlins,
TheGoonies, Poltergeist, Lincoln, War Horse, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Schindler's List, The Color Purple, and
The Adventures of Tintin.