Disney skips San Diego Comic-Con every other year for their own mega Disney fan convention, the D23 Expo. Happening every odd year, the D23 Expo is an event that showcases everything about Disney, from their own studio, to Pixar, to Marvel, and now Lucasfilm. So with the studio notably absent from this year’s Comic-Con, one would think they would reserve all the new footage for their own panels, especially since Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, and Marvel weren’t there. The studio did, however, share some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Con, which did confirm a few things like Daisy Ridley’s Rey piloting the Millennium Falcon.

However, there is some unfortunate news to report. Even though Star Wars will have a presence at the D23 Expo this weekend, don’t expect to see any new footage or behind-the-scenes stuff during the live-action panel. More on this story below.

The lack of Disney will surely be felt at San Diego Comic-Con this year. There will be no Disney Animation Studios. No Disney live-action films. No Pixar. And most definitely no Marvel.

There will however, be a panel for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this after the franchise had their Star Wars Celebration event back in April. The cast and filmmakers will be on hand for what is expected to be the major event of the entire convention.

More on the story below, including the full San Diego Comic-Con Star Wars schedule.

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.

If we are to believe the latest rumor for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then fans will have to be on the lookout for a certain StormTrooper. We know that John Boyega and Gwendoline Christie will be playing Stormtroopers, with the former playing a regular one while the latter more of an elite version of the First Order – the new name of the Galactic Empire.

Now, we are hearing rumors that Daniel Craig will also be playing a Stormtrooper, although we may not know which one because he will play one of the many we will see in the film. More on that below.

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.