Happy May the 4th - the day that has been dubbed an unofficial 'Star Wars Day' because the date sounds vaguely like 'may the force...'! And unsurprisingly the day has been marked by some fresh details about the upcoming seventh 'episode' in the film series.
As revealed by Vanity Fair, Girls actor Adam Driver will indeed be playing Kylo Ren - the masked villain who was seen wielding the controversial 'next generation' lightsaber in the original teaser trailer for the upcoming film. He's said to be "loyal to the evil First Order", with a new image from set showing an unmasked Ren leading a pair of snowtroopers.
Hello, world. Meet Adam Driver as Kylo Ren. http://t.co/D1S6jrbVFg #maythe4thbewithyou pic.twitter.com/qX21tm5s8R
— kateyrich (@kateyrich) May 4, 2015
The first details have also been revealed about Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o’s character. She'll be playing a CGI character named Maz Kanata, who is said to be a pirate - although no details if the character will be loyal to the film's heroes, villains or indeed neither.
You can see more photos from Annie Leibovitz's photoshoot on set of The Force Awakens on Vanity Fair's site - including some new images of previously introduced characters, and shots of the unusual extras and supporting characters from the film.
On today's The Right Hook, Michael Pierce of Ireland's Emerald Garrison and Jason Flood of Dublin City Comics spoke to Ciara Kelly about May the 4th and the enduring popularity of Star Wars. You can listen back below:
