Favreau does have quite a few producing, writing and directing credits to his name, in addition to his work as an actor. He was the director of both Iron Man and Iron Man 2 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also directed and produced the new The Jungle Book movie for Disney.

There's been some grumbling about Lucasfilm's recent writer and director choices, which have been all white men. Many fans are eager to see the diverse universe that Lucasfilm has embraced in front of the camera on Star Wars behind it as well. While Favreau will likely do an excellent job in a galaxy far, far away, announcing yet another white male writer probably wasn't the best strategy on International Women's Day.

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