Earlier this week, it was rumored that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy would leave the production company by the end of the year. Well, Kennedy, who succeeded George Lucas as head of the company following the Disney acquisition in 2012,

Kathleen Kennedy has shot down the rumor that she is retiring from Lucasfilm at the end of the year in a new interview.

Kathleen Kennedy said reports of her retiring as Lucasfilm President by year's end are not correct, but she has had discussions about her successor.