There’s been a major shake-up in the Force this week.

Kathleen Kennedy is vacating her role as president of Lucasfilm after 14 years at the studio behind sprawling legacy properties like Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

To fill her shoes, a new dual leadership structure has been put in place. Franchise veteran Dave Filoni has been promoted to president and chief creative officer, and he will take on full creative leadership at the company. And managing the business side of things is co-president Lynwen Brennan, who moves up from her role as president and GM of Lucasfilm business.

Both Filoni and Brennan will report directly to Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman. Meanwhile, Kennedy will continue working as an independent producer as she begins her post-Lucasfilm era.

Kennedy’s exit has been anticipated for quite some time, with initial reports of this transition breaking almost a year ago. The veteran producer of beloved classic films like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future and Jurassic Park spent her time at Lucasfilm reviving and modernizing the Star Wars franchise with a billion-dollar sequel film trilogy, streaming projects (including the critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning series Andor) and various other spinoffs expanding on the lore of the sci-fi megabrand.

Yet Kennedy’s Star Wars track record will have a complex legacy, marked by waves of fandom backlash over behind-the-scenes creative disagreements and concerns about franchise oversaturation. Even filmmaker J.J. Abrams—who directed sequels The Force Awakens (pictured, 2015) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019)—searched his feelings and opened up, hinting that Disney lacked a real plan for reviving the IP.

Fans now have a new hope that Filoni could course-correct the lucrative property’s trajectory. Mentored by Star Wars creator George Lucas, Filoni comes from the animation side of Lucasfilm and notably oversaw fan-favorite CG-animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In recent years, he has also established a footprint on the live-action side of the franchise, with his work on popular spinoffs like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. While his deep-seeded familiarity with Star Wars inspires confidence, it remains to be seen whether Filoni will channel his animation expertise into building more kid-friendly touchpoints.

While this leadership transition plays out, more Kennedy-produced films are on the way. The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters in May, and next year will see the launch of Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling.