Big Reveals on May the Fourth Be with You

Vanity Fair and photographer Annie Liebivitz gave a little gift to Star Wars fans  today, with a new batch of rather revealing character photos, including one that removed any doubts - Adam Driver is villain Kylo Ren.

Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie is "chrome trooper" Captain Phasma...

Oscar Isaac is dashing X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron...

We don't know quite what she'll look like yet, but we learned that Lupita Nyong'o will be playing some kind of CGI pirate called Maz Kanata...

Maz's coterie of crazies...

...and finally, here's a terrific shot of newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, next to some old familiar faces...

We also learned that September 4th will be the release date of a flood of Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise. That galaxy far, far away is starting to feel a lot closer.