After Luke Skywalker’s triumphant return in The Mandalorian, and the publishing initiative The High Republic, the Lucasfilm conflict between the Kathleen Kennedy Faction and Jon Favreau faction is escalating – most recently by the soft announcement of the writer for Kevin Feige (Marvel) Star Wars movie stealing all of the High Republic’s Thunder. In this editorial, @AndreEinherjar will begin by going through what exactly the publishing initiative the high republic is; before going through the implications of the timing of the movie reveal, and what that suggests about what may be happening behind closed doors at Lucasfilm.
