Rumors that Lucasfilm’s longtime president may be leaving Disney have swirled for quite some time. But reports that Kathleen Kennedy will retire at the end of her contract may be jumping the gun.

Producer Kathleen Kennedy, C-3PO and Mark Hamill attend the 'Star ... [+] Wars: The Last Jedi' press conference at the Ritz Carlton Tokyo on December 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/ for Disney) One of the most controversial figures in modern Star Wars could be bowing out by the end of 2025 according to a new report.

Kathleen Kennedy first took over as the head of Lucasfilm on June 1, 2012, roughly five months before the world even got a whiff that Disney was planning on buying Lucasfilm and ushing in a new era of Star Wars media.