May the Fourth be with you.

It is a glorious day for Star Wars fans. Variety.com posted exclusive images from J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The pics were shot by Annie Leibovitz and give us our first look at Adam Driver (“Girls”) as Kylo Ren and Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”) as Captain Phasma.

Both Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma are loyalists to what remains of the Empire after its defeat in Return of the Jedi. Variety also reveals pics of Lupita Nyong in the motion capture that will transform her into pirate Maz Kanata, Oscar Isaac as a Resistance X-Wing pilot, and a variety of colorful background characters.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in theaters Dec. 18.

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