Disney CEO Bob Iger updates investors on the galactic franchise.

Filmmaker Rian Johnson is already making a few special modifications to theStar Warsuniverse.

In addition, he said it earned more than $3 billion globally in consumer products.

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There is no better way to propel this franchise into the future than producing quality products, he said.

And production ofEpisode IX, a 2019 release, has also begun.

That third film in the franchise will be directed byJurassic WorldandSafety Not Guaranteedfilmmaker Colin Trevorrow.

(The film, directed byGodzillas Gareth Edwards, will be released Dec.