George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Talk About the Long History of Their Working Relationship and Kennedy’s Transition to President of Lucasfilm

While today’s helping of Star Wars news has little to do with Star Wars: Episode VII and who may be directing or starring in it, it does provide interested fans with a bit of backstory on why George Lucas decided to step aside and how Kathleen Kennedy came to preside over Lucasfilm, and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. It’s the third installment of the five-part interview hosted on StarWars.com (you can find the two previous sessions here and here). Hit the jump to hear Lucas and Kennedy relive the good ol’ days. 

Check out the third portion of the interview with Lucas and Kennedy below:

Here’s a look at all of our previous and ongoing coverage of the new Star Wars sequels:

• Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4 Billion; STAR WARS: EPISODE 7 Will Kick Off New Trilogy in 2015 [Updated]
• George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Talk the Future of STAR WARS; Reveal They’ve Already Met with Writers for EPISODE VII
• 5 Suggestions for Who Should Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
• Disney CEO Bob Iger and George Lucas Talk LucasFilm Acquisition and STAR WARS
• Fox Still Owns Rights to STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE; Box Set Releases Could Be Tricky
• Could the Next STAR WARS Trilogy Feature Luke Skywalker in His 30s or 40s?
• Mark Hamill Comments on STAR WARS Sale, Meeting with George Lucas and Carrie Fisher About the Upcoming Sequel Trilogy and More!
• George Lucas to Donate Most of His $4 Billion from Lucasfilm Sale to Education Charity
• STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Likely to Depart from Cartoon Network in Wake of Disney Purchase
• Is Matthew Vaughn in Talks to Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?
• STAR WARS Sequel News: Harrison Ford Open to Returning as Han Solo in the New Trilogy
• Mark Millar Gives KICK-ASS 2 Updates; Comments on Matthew Vaughn Possibly Directing STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
• STAR WARS Sequel News: Michael Arndt May Pen STAR WARS: EPISODE VII; Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg to Read His Treatment; Zack Snyder Out
• George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Talk STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Directors; Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino Take Themselves Out of the Running
• STAR WARS Sequel News: Disney and Lucasfilm Confirm Michael Arndt as Screenwriter for STAR WARS: EPISODE 7
• Abrams, Favreau, Del Toro, and Trevorrow Talk about Directing STAR WARS; Plus Recap on Recent EPISODE VII News
• Frank Marshall Says STAR WARS Director Search Down to a Couple of Candidates; Joe Johnston Comments on Helming EPISODE VII
• Carrie Fisher Says She’s Going to Be in STAR WARS: EPISODE VII [Updated]
• Brad Bird Says He’s Not Directing STAR WARS; 1952 Likely His Next Film