Andy Serkis won’t be revealing his face in a film any time soon. But at least we finally know the identity of his character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Continuing to wear the mocap makeup – dots and all – it has been been confirmed that the actor will be playing Supreme Leader Snoke. More after the break.

That was quick. In what was expected to be an announcement tomorrow, has come earlier, as it has been confirmed that for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie will be playing Captain Phasma, the Chrome Stormtrooper who has been seen in leaked images and the most recent trailer. The news follows confirmation that Adam Driver is Kylo Ren, the villain who wields a red crossguard lightsaber, and Lupita Nyong’o is Maz Kanata.

Check out the photo below of Gwendoline Christie in full regalia.

Unless you are currently residing in a cave next door to old Ben Kenobi’s pad on Tatooine, you might have caught the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that premiered during yesterday’s Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA. The live stream cut out before the new teaser began, but was officially released online shortly thereafter, but if you’re interested in seeing how the crowd at Celebration reacted to the awe-inspiring trailer, a recording has surfaced, giving us both an eye and an earful of the excitement felt by the assembled masses.

You can watch the video here below.

Kevin McDonald has been signed on to direct the first two episodes of the 9-episode Hulu series, 11/22/63, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. McDonald’s creds include The Last King of Scotland and State of Play. He will join writer Bridget Carpenter and executive producers King and J.J. Abrams.

New actors joining the cast of the show have also been announced in Chris Cooper and Cherry Jones, joining James Franco, who is already signed on to play lead Jake Epping.

It’s being reported that Pacific Rim and Luther star Idris Elba has entered into negotiations to play the villain in the upcoming Star Trek 3.

Who exactly Elba would be playing is not yet known at the moment, though there have been some whispers that Klingons could be the main bad guys for this latest entry in the franchise. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions would not confirm or deny.