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Kathleen Kennedy to Lead Ceremonies for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Kathleen Kennedy will lead the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
She is replacing Peter Rice, who will stay involved with the organizing group as an executive producer.
Kennedy led Lucasfilm for nearly 14 years and left the role at the end of 2025.
The ceremonies will be part of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, which will also include events in other cities.
Kennedy said she will work with creative director Ben Winston and the LA28 team.
The Games will bring athletes from around the world to compete, and Kennedy said she is honored to help celebrate Olympians and Paralympians.
Kathleen Kennedy will lead the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
She replaces Peter Rice, who was hired as Netflix’s chief content officer earlier in the week.
Rice will remain involved with the LA28 organization as an executive producer.
Kennedy, the former head of Lucasfilm, said she was honored to help celebrate the athletes.
The Games will include events in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and six soccer/football cities.
- Who
- Kathleen Kennedy will lead the ceremonies, replacing Peter Rice.
- What
- She will orchestrate the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympics.
- When
- The ceremonies are for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
- Where
- Los Angeles, with events also planned in Oklahoma City and six soccer/football cities.
- Why
- Rice was hired as Netflix’s chief content officer and will remain involved as an executive producer.
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Kennedy said she and her husband began attending virtually every Games.
Kennedy left Lucasfilm after serving as its president for 14 years.
Peter Rice was hired as Netflix’s chief content officer.
Kennedy was announced as the leader of the 2028 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies.
- Ceremony leader
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Event
- 2028 Los Angeles Olympics opening and closing ceremonies
- Replacement
- Peter Rice, who will remain involved as an executive producer
- Former role
- Lucasfilm president for 14 years
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When the stars align to focus the world’s attention on Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, I can’t think of anyone better to conjure the magic of Hollywood than Kathleen
My 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