Kennedy is handing over the presidential reins to Lucasfilm chief creative officer Dave Filoni and general manager Lynwen Brennan. The next upcoming Star Wars film on the docket is The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is set to hit theaters on May 22. Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter is slated for a 2027 release.

The news comes from the Wrap, which claims that Star Wars Visions director Rodrigo Blaas was developing an Indiana Jones animated series that would have seen Indy “get into scraps in stories set in-between the mainline movies.” Internally, the show was nicknamed “Reggie,” after the snake in Jock Lindsay’s plane in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Dave Filoni has plenty of experience, serving as showrunner of The Clone Wars and executive producing The Mandalorian.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. As Kathleen Kennedy departs as Lucasfilm president after 14 years, she's provided a few updates on long-gestating Star Wars movies – but they're probably not as optimistic as you'd hoped for.

Kathleen Kennedy presided over “Star Wars” since Disney acquired it in 2012. Her successor has helmed some of its most popular shows.