Star Wars' fandom is "male dominated," and the franchise needs "to be representative of all people" says Lucasfilm boss
Across the past decade, as Star Wars has expanded into new directions, new storylines, and new characters, a small but vocal part of fandom has made its displeasure about that very clear online. Bad news for that group, however; Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy isn’t interested in limiting either the definition or the potential audience of the franchise.
Kennedy addressed online complaints that Star Wars was being 'woke' in focusing on female leads in projects such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ahsoka, or The Acolyte in the middle of a New York Times profile of Acolyte creator Leslye Headland, while describing her support of both the series and Headland as a creator.
“My belief is that storytelling does need to be representative of all people,” Kennedy told the Times, simply. “That’s an easy decision for me.”
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