Lucasfilm Ups Michelle Rejwan to SVP of Live Action

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” producer Michelle Rejwan has been named as SVP of Live Action Development and Production for Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy introduced on Monday.

Rejwan will oversee a brand new slate of characteristic movies and episodic collection for Lucasfilm and Disney+ and can proceed to supply with Kennedy as “Star Wars” enters a brand new chapter.

“Working with Michelle over the last seven years as a producer on both ‘The Force Awakens’ and now ‘The Rise of Skywalker,’ I have seen first-hand her skills collaborating with writers and directors, and I’ve been incredibly impressed with her creative skills and her ability to manage the complexity surrounding these massive projects,” Kennedy mentioned. “I do know the significance of constructing a workforce that you just belief and have enjoyable working with – it’s paramount to our success.

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“There’s an thrilling momentum constructing round the way forward for the franchise, and each myself and the Lucasfilm workforce stay up for working with Michelle in shaping the long run in all areas of story growth, from theatrical movie growth to live-action content material for Disney+.”

Rejwan has been with Lucasfilm since 2015. She brings along with her a decade of manufacturing expertise from Bad Robot Productions, the place she was a part of filmmaker J.J. Abrams’ producing workforce, on movies together with “Super 8,” “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” She is at present producing the ultimate episode of the Skywalker saga, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” with Kennedy and Abrams.

Lucasfilm Names Michelle Rejwan SVP of Live Action Development and Production was final modified: June 17th, 2019 by Ryan Friedman