Los Angeles - Disney is planning "at least three" Star Wars spin-offs.
The studio previously stated their interest in releasing films to fill in the gaps between forthcoming episodes 7, 8 and 9 and CEO Bob Iger is said to have confirmed Disney will be releasing a minimum of three shows in the next ten years, during a quarterly earning stockholders call.
A reporter for Variety.com, Marc Graser, wrote on Twitter:
Disney have previously revealed that they intend to release a
Star Wars film every year once
Star Wars: Episode VII is released in 2015, meaning the first spin-off, based on an individual character from the franchise, would arrive in 2016.
Star Wars writer Lawrence Kasdan and
X-Men scribe Simon Kinberg are said to have been working on stories for the spin-offs for nearly a year, but although rumours suggest a young Han Solo could be a possible subject, no official announcements have been made.