Kathleen Kennedy Reveals Which Star Wars Movie She Regrets & It’s a No Brainer

Star Wars has defined much of Kathleen Kennedy’s professional life for over a decade, and as she prepares to step away from Lucasfilm’s top job, she is finally opening up about the creative calls she wishes had gone differently.

Kathleen Kennedy regrets making one Star Wars movie

After nearly 14 years as president of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy said she has very few regrets. However, when pressed on whether there was any project she wished she could take back or could have better, she pointed to Solo: A Star Wars Story. “No, I don’t really have any regrets. Well, maybe a bit of regret about Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Kennedy told Deadline.

She explained that the project began with strong creative enthusiasm, particularly with Lawrence Kasdan involved, but the core challenge became unavoidable once production was underway. “And then when you’re into something and you realize fundamentally, conceptually, you cannot replace Han Solo, at least right now,” she added. Kennedy stressed that the issue was not the filmmaking itself or the cast.

She specifically defended Alden Ehrenreich, who stepped into the iconic role. “As wonderful as Alden Ehrenreich was, and he really was good, and is a wonderful actor, we put him in an impossible situation.” According to Kennedy, the Star Wars regret comes down to timing rather than execution. “I think I have a bit of regret about that, but not about the moviemaking and filmmaking… I just think that conceptually, we did it too soon.”

Kathleen Kennedy has no regrets about Indiana Jones 5

While Kennedy expressed second thoughts about Solo, she was firm when discussing Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Addressing criticism that the franchise continued longer than it should have, she made it clear she stands by the decision. “No, no. I have no regrets about that because Harrison wanted to do that more than anything,” she revealed.

Kennedy said Harrison Ford was determined not to let Indiana Jones end with the fourth film. “He did not want Indy to end with the fourth movie. He wanted a chance at another, and we did that for him. I think that was the right thing to do,” she stated.

These reflections come as Kennedy transitions out of her leadership role, handing creative oversight to Dave Filoni and business operations to Lynwen Brennan.

Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net