In an interview with CNBC, Diseny CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that the standalone Star Wars films separate from episodes VII, VIII, and IX, are now in development, and are being planned to be released during the same 6 year time frame that episodes VII, VIII, and IX will be released! Iger also mentions in the interview that Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg will be working on those films, as well as serving as consultants to J.J. Abrams for episode VII.

You can check out the interview of Iger making this announcement in the video below.

This is indeed some more exciting news for us Star Wars fans, and I can’t wait to find out just what these standalone films will be about!