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.