Fans of Force are all awaiting the first installment of Disney's new Star Wars anthology series, Rogue One.

And with the hype slowly building to fever pitch already, Disney CEO Bob Iger gave fans another reason to get excited as he confirmed a third Star Wars Story film.

The 65-year-old Disney Chairman revealed that he had met with Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy where they 'reviewed' and 'mapped out' plans for the franchise up to 2020.

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A new story: With the hype slowly building to fever pitch for Rogue One, Disney CEO Bob Iger gave fans another reason to get excited as he confirmed a third Star Wars Story film

According to Comic Book Movie, Bob revealed the plans, saying: 'I had a meeting yesterday with [producers] Kathy Kennedy and we mapped out - well, we reviewed - the Star Wars plans that we have until 2020.

'We have movies in development for Star Wars until then, and we started talking about what we're going to do in 2021 and beyond.'

With an untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story film due in 2018 and Star Wars: Episode IX slated for 2019, it is believed the film will be the third installment in the anthology series.

Rumours have already been circulating that Disney have primed fan-favourite bounty hunter Boba Fett to star in the series - though nothing has been confirmed.

Big plans: The 65-year-old Disney Chairman revealed that he had met with Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy where they 'reviewed' and 'mapped out' plans for the franchise up to 2020

Will they see another story? He said: 'I had a meeting yesterday with [producers] Kathy Kennedy and we mapped out - well, we reviewed - the Star Wars plans that we have until 2020'

Before it was announced that the second stories film would center around the 'scruffy-looking nerf herder' Han Solo, rumours were wife that Disney were planning to launch Boba Fett into a lead role.

Earlier this year in July it was officially confirmed that the Han Solo project was in the making.

At the same time they also confirmed Alden Ehrenreich would be playing the younger version of Harrison Ford's charming smuggler - though it's not known if he'll be making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

And while Disney have now confirmed they have a significant long-term plan stretching into the next decade for Star Wars, they are still testing the waters with Rogue One.

No disintegrations! Rumours have already been circulating that Disney have primed fan-favourite bounty hunter Boba Fett to star in the series - though nothing has been confirmed

Telling his tale: Before it was announced that the second stories film would center around the heroic Han Solo, rumours were wife that Disney had given the film over to a Fett story

Filling some big shoes: At the same time they also confirmed Alden Ehrenreich would be playing the younger version of Harrison Ford's charming smuggler

Describing the film as 'experimental', Bob was keen to play down expectations that it would match the incredible $2 billion box office haul that The Force Awakens managed.

Conceding that expectation among the public had surprised everyone involved, Bob tentatively said: 'We never felt it would do the level that Force Awakens did.

'[But] the level of interest [in Rogue One] is as high as it was for Force Awakens. It's really interesting in terms of Star Wars storytelling.

'Star Wars has only been told as a saga, and this is a moment in time ... we love what we've seen.'