Disney planning '10 more Star Wars films' as JJ Abrams confirms 'exciting' plotlines

[The Deadman]

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Following the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney are planning a further 10 episodes of the sci-fi saga.

Episode VIII is currently filming and will drop in 2017, with Episode IX in 2019, and the first of the Star Wars spin-offs Rogue One – starring Forest Whitaker, Sam Claflin, Felicity Jones and Mads Mikkelsen – to be released in December this year.

A source said: ‘the success of The Force Awakens has given executives much to think about.

‘So many characters’ back-stories and futures can now be brought to life. When these ideas came from George Lucas 40 years ago, technology was lagging behind. Now they can be turned around in a year.’

With five further movies, two trilogies and a hat-trick of spin-offs already planned, Disney executives are reportedly discussing another quintet of the sci-fi motion pictures for after 2020.

Episode VII director JJ Abrams, has high hopes for the new storylines, telling the Sun newspaper: ‘There are some really cool things being discussed. It is very exciting to see how it is being put together.’

There is Han Solo and Boba Fett movies in the works, with further solo offerings centering on Obi-Wan Kenobi, (played by Sir Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor in previous movies) and potentially Samuel L. Jackson’s character Mace Windu.

Last year, director A.J. Edwards admitted he was in talks to helm a Star Wars movie based on the Master of the Jedi Order.

‘Talking about it, not able to say a lot yet,’ he said during a Reddit AMA. ‘It will focus on Mace Windu.’

Hoo....ray?