Kathleen Kennedy, the former head of Lucasfilm, has been tapped to lead the opening and closing ceremony of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Sheโs replacing Peter Rice, who was hired as Netflixโs chief content officer earlier this week. He will remain involved in the organization in an executive producer.
LA28 chairperson and president Casey Wasserman called Kennedy a โlegendโ and โone of Hollywoodโs all-time greats.โ
โWhen the stars align to focus the worldโs attention on Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, I canโt think of anyone better to conjure the magic of Hollywood than Kathleen,โ he said.
Kennedy described the Olympics as โa touchstone in my lifeโ and referred to the games as โ one of the great unifying experiences we share.โ
โMy husband, Frank Marshall, and I have attended virtually every games since Los Angeles in 1984, and sport remains one of the great unifying experiences we share,โ Kennedy said. โPeter Rice has laid a terrific foundation, and I canโt wait to get to work with Ben Winston, our creative director, and the whole LA28 team. These games are rooted in Los Angeles, but with events from Oklahoma City to LA28โs six incredible soccer/football cities, all of America gets to host the worldโs finest athletes, and Iโm honored to help celebrate every Olympian and Paralympian who come to compete.โ
More to comeโฆ
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