re: Report: Kevin Feige wants Kathleen Kennedy's job at Lucasfilm

What Iger has done for Disney will make him go down as one of the best CEO’s ever. What they acquired under him is mind blowing, their stock his skyrocketed and Disney is making more money than ever. Star Wars May have its flaws for sure, but Iger is one of the GOATs in terms of running a company.

I’m opposed to this, not because I believe he wouldn’t do a good job (he would be exceptional at it), I just don’t want him to give up the MCU shepherd gig to anyone else. Late Dave Filoni be the point man for Star Wars. He gets, he loves it, and he’s already doing the work on the micro.

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Kevin Feige wants Kathleen Kennedy's job at Lucasfilm

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Hard pass.

Feige needs to stay on at MCU and let Dave Filoni run Star Wars.

Filoni is the perfect candidate that can win and keep the trust of the fanbase and attract as wide an audience as possible with great Star Wars stories.

If they haven’t broke even on Star Wars they are damn near it. TFA merch brought them a mint.

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I don't know what calculator you're using, but their five SW movies have grossed $5.8B

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Not sure what part of the country you're from, but here in TI-80 country, there is a thing called production costs. Those 5 movies cost anywhere from $200M to $375M each to make.

So while they may have grossed that amount, they still haven't covered their initial investment in profit. And when you factor in the $2B in theme park additions, Disney will be in the hole for a while because of Kathleen Kennedy's arrogance.

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If they haven’t broke even on Star Wars they are damn near it. TFA merch brought them a mint

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Star Wars merchandise had its best year in 2016 with $700M in sales, not profits. Disney has licensing agreements with companies like Mattel and Hasbro, so Disney is only profiting a portion of that $700M.

Then in 2017 Star Wars merch dropped significantly, and many items were not moving off the shelf anymore. Plus there are sales targets that must be met, in order for Disney to make any huge profits on those licensing agreements.

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Millennium Falcon Star Wars Play Set – Star Wars Toybox

was $79.95 now $32.98 @shopDisney

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Star Wars E9 Action Figure

$12 sale was $15 20% off @JCPenney

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Star Wars The Black Series - Centerpiece Rey (Starkiller Base)

$19.95 was 49.99 @Amazon

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Looking at the numbers vs the potential that was out there, the only reason Kathleen Kennedy hasn't been fired yet is that Iger is afraid of her screaming sexism to the press. So if he does fire her, she has to be replaced with a woman.

He's a pretty spineless in that regard.

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Kevin Feige wants Kathleen Kennedy's job at Lucasfilm

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Now that Favreau has set the tone with the Mandelorian, Feige is ready to step in.

Deja Vu.

Your numbers are way the hell off dude. I mean you aren’t even in the ballpark with your chicken little numbers.

Yeah I get, Kathleen Kennedy has made some dookie arse decisions creatively. There is no denying that. However, Disney is getting revenue hand over fist with Star Wars. They didn’t buy the IP to make a quick buck. They bought it for what it will do for the next 20 years.

Hell they’ve made over $100 million in The Mandalorian merch (profit, not gross) and they haven’t even released much of anything yet. Baby Yoda plushies hit the shelves this April and WalMart and Target have seen preorders in the millions each for them already. 4 months out and they have several million orders for a $30 stuffed toy that cost $5 to make.

But yeah the House of Mouse is basically Sears.

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Lucasfilm are said to want a female replacement

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Go frick yourself you SJW bitch of a company.

Kennedy's contract is up next year in 2021. As soon as I saw reports that Disney was talking with Feige about a position at Lucasfilm, I definitely thought it was likely he'd take over when her contract is up. This just helps support that.

Hopefully it's true. Kennedy is good at a lot of things when it comes to film making but the way she chose to dive into a Star Wars trilogy that never had any form of a 3 plot story arc from the beginning is inexcusable and proves she's not equipped to lead something like this. With Feige being clearly the opposite in crafting the MCU, he's the perfect guy to take over. The MCU is so well established in what it is now that it doesn't need him as much anymore.