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Discussion Kathleen Kennedy Given Contract Extension

Discussion in 'Archive: Disney Era Films' started by Darth Chiznuk , Sep 29, 2018.

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  1. AndrewPascoe

    AndrewPascoe Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Exactly this reason.
     
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  2. Pro Scoundrel

    Pro Scoundrel New Films Expert At Modding Casual star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    Yeah, this isn't really on topic, and is the kind of thing that we're talking about having a lot less of around here. Youtube bloggers with theories aren't even remotely a legit source. It's just more muddying of the water.
     
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  3. Adept

    Adept Force Ghost star 4

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    Hmm....All right, Galaxy's edge is due to open around the time Episode 9 drops (I think), and 'The Mandalorian' takes place in the Outer Rim....I wonder if there will be any crossover between the three....like will we see the Outpost in Galaxy's edge in the other two places. Also, Could this be part of KK's plan to move us away from the Skywalkers and Empire...actually physically moving the stories away from the core and old conflicts?
     
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  4. Bor Mullet

    Bor Mullet Force Ghost star 7

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    You’ve gotta appreciate Disney’s incredibly generous termination policy. Most companies are content to give two weeks notice. But not Disney. Three years notice, at a minimum. Now that’s a progressive business.
     
  5. Bilbo Fett

    Bilbo Fett Force Ghost star 5

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    Well there is a very recent example of Disney's slow walking someone to the parking lot; John Lasseter. He's technically still with the company until the end of the year and I don't think many would have blamed Disney for simply mailing him the contents of his desk.
     
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  6. Bor Mullet

    Bor Mullet Force Ghost star 7

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    Sorry, but John Lasseter’s contract wasn’t extended after the allegations, so it’s not even remotely a similar situation. And as far as I can tell, Kennedy hasn’t been accused of harassment. She’s only been accused of making a bunch of money for Disney. So there’s no reason for them to be slowly walkeing her to the parking lot.
     
  7. Bilbo Fett

    Bilbo Fett Force Ghost star 5

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    I didn't say that they are. She got a contract extension because they wanted to retain her services, obviously.

    And I know your remark about a three year termination process was made in jest I'm just pointing out that sometimes, even when there is plenty of reason to fire someone outright for cause, it doesn't necessarily go down like that. Disney doesn't always go with the James Gunn approach.
     
  8. The Legions of Lettow

    The Legions of Lettow Jedi Master star 5

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    Freaking brilliant.
     
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  9. DarthPhilosopher

    DarthPhilosopher Chosen One star 6

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    Is it really more humiliating to admit you were wrong than to posit that Disney is slow walking someone to the for they apparently thin has damaged their brand? If KK was really in their bad books why would they trust her with any more contract at the company?
     
  10. Krueger

    Krueger Chosen One star 5

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    Do people actually really believe that? I know Bor Gullet said it in jest, but people actually think this could be the case? My goodness.........
     
  11. DarthPhilosopher

    DarthPhilosopher Chosen One star 6

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    Yes people think they only gave her an extention while they find her replacement.
     
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  12. Bilbo Fett

    Bilbo Fett Force Ghost star 5

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    Add to that RJ's trilogy has been unofficially canceled due to Iger's failure to mention it a couple of weeks ago. That's the two major gets that one camp is clamoring for. Interestingly they're still on the boycott train in spite of supposedly having won, essentially.
     
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  13. Vezner

    Vezner Force Ghost star 5

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    Because it was a PR nightmare in today's day and age to fire her.
     
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  14. DarthPhilosopher

    DarthPhilosopher Chosen One star 6

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    They didn't even have to fire her. All they had to do is not renew her contract and find someone else. Instead, their hated President, got her contract renewed... because it would be a PR nightmare to... not?
     
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  15. Vezner

    Vezner Force Ghost star 5

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    Don't get me wrong, I don't think she's good at being the LFL President. Not in the slightest. I think her talents are in producing, not in leadership. The sheer amount of directors she's hired and fired in these Star Wars films is evidence enough of her bad judgment, IMO. I think that there is a large portion of the Star Wars fan-base that would love to see her gone and replaced by someone that will do a better job and remain true to Lucas' previous films in terms of character development and story telling. That being said, in Hollywood, especially today, they would rage like crazy if a female president of a studio was fired when one of the criticisms people have of her is her injecting sjw politics (i.e. radical feminism) into the new films. And letting her contact just expire like you suggest would still be seen as a firing IMO. Anyway, that's the PR nightmare that I'm referring to.
     
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  16. DarthPhilosopher

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    Then we're in a non-rebuttable situation. If they fire her it's because of her 'failures'. If they don't it's because it's a PR nightmare. Either way LFL dislikes her and whatever happens is confirmation of that.

    Disney is a multi-billion dollar business. If KK was a liability they would not renew her contract, no matter any hypothetical 'PR problem' this would cause.
     
  17. Vezner

    Vezner Force Ghost star 5

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    IMO the best hope we have for Star Wars is Disney limiting her ability to have a negative impact. Hopefully they are having some kind of checks and balances with her to keep her from making any more bad decisions (i.e. hiring/firing directors like she's done or having any part of the creative side of the story telling).
     
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  18. DarthPhilosopher

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    I'm assuming your problems with her are more creative since that's what has a 'negative impact' upon the brand. I can only think of one instance where she's had creative input, and that was with Leia's force-walk through space.
     
  19. Lee_

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    Doesn't really make much sense to read into something Iger said which is far from certain, then ignore something he explicitly said; that gets back to the current situation of creating your own truth to fit a narrative despite far stronger evidence to the contrary (or only facts and evidence to the contrary). Iger didn't say RJ's trilogy was finished; he did say he blamed himself for the decisions which led to the downturn at the box office for Solo (which would mean he isn't blaming KK); he explicitly said "the buck stops here."

    Also, extending someone's contract makes it more likely that you are pleased with how someone is working for you; I don't quite know how that gets twisted into making it less.

    Facts really aren't negotiable.
     
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  20. Bacbacca

    Bacbacca Jedi Master star 3

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    I hope she got talked to about reshooting half the anthology movies all the time.
     
  21. AndrewPascoe

    AndrewPascoe Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Oh absolutely, right after she got talked down to about all the money she’s made them over the past 4 years.
     
  22. The Legions of Lettow

    The Legions of Lettow Jedi Master star 5

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    I hope this video is up to our standards.

     
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  23. Ubraniff Zalkaz

    Ubraniff Zalkaz Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Resistance looks great. The Mandalorian looks great. Clone Wars is coming back. If episode 9 does well, you won't hear too many complaints about KK.
     
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  24. Strongbow

    Strongbow Force Ghost star 5

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    Yeah, I'm SURE they are like, "NO! Don't reshoot crappy stuff! Just release it as is!!!!!"
     
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  25. DARTH_BELO

    DARTH_BELO Force Ghost star 5

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    Dude, as long as SW is still making everyone $$, KK is going nowhere. That ultimately is all Hollywood cares about-the bottom line. Not fans' outcries, not production turmoil...as long as the franchise is continuing to be profitable, there will be no way they take her out of there. True, Solo didn't do as well as expected. But even Iger admitted to what he feels happened there, and it was not placed on KK. Besides-this isn't the NFL. A president of a multi-billion dollar film production company is not kicked out simply cos one movie didn't do as well as they hoped. It's one out of a total of four films-all the others of which were hugely successful from a $$ standpoint. As long as that's happening, I'm sure she'll stay where she is.
     
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