Favreau is known to be a huge Star Wars fan and has appeared in roles on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Solo: A Star Wars Story. He has delivered several hits for Disney with Marvel’s Iron Man 1& 2 and Jungle Book . He’s working on a live action version of The Lion King set for release in 2019. Jungle Book won an Oscar for VFX.



Disney plans to develop four to five original series and another four to five original movies for the debut of their Disney entertainment OTT service when it launches in late 2019. There is no official title or release date for the Star Wars project at this time.