There has been a lot going on in the Star Wars universe over the course of the last 6 months and while The Last Jedi and the announcement of Rian Johnson’s new trilogy as well as Solo: A Star Wars Story are taking up most of the news, development of the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie has been quietly working towards an early 2019 production start date.
You can read more about the January 2019 production start of the Obi-Wan spin-off via Omega Underground.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, with the production name Joshua Tree, is still quite far away and a lot can happen in the time between now and the production start.
The Obi-Wan movie does not have a cast yet, but Ewan McGregor has expressed interest in returning to the character for the spin-off.