 We are 562 days away from Star Wars Episode VII hitting theaters. Let's see where we're at. I'm Jake Kasternakas and this is 90 Seconds on the Verge. After the first batch of cast members was revealed in April, using the latest actors to join the light side and the dark side of the Force has been relatively hush-hush. Until now, Lupita Nyong'o, coming off of her Oscar-winning performance in 12 Years a Slave, along with Gwendoline Christie, best known for her role in Game of Thrones, have both been added to the new cast. They'll be joining more than a dozen previously announced stars, both new and old, to the Star Wars universe. Production on the film is already well underway in Abu Dhabi, which also means set photos have begun pouring in. Judging by both a video from director J.J. Abrams and leaked photos from TMZ, it looks like Episode VII will lean more on practical effects and set design than the CG-heavy prequels. It also looks inspired by original trilogy artist Ralph McQuarrie, who died in 2012. And yes, the Millennium Falcon is back, as well as a starfighter that looks like a cross between an X-Wing and an ARC-170 from the prequels. Or so we're guessing, because it's clearly not a finished model. We'll have the internet Forbes take over from here. Episode VII is due out December 18, 2015, and already Lucasfilm and Disney are working on the first non-trilogy Star Wars film. Gareth Edwards, whose reboot of Godzilla has so far grossed over $375 million worldwide, has been tapped to direct the first spin-off film. Disney has confirmed that three standalone films will happen in the next ten years, and they'll likely be origin stories based on characters like Boba Fett, Yoda, or Han Solo. Maybe Jar Jar too? For more on Star Wars, check out The Verge. Coming up, new leaked photos show a Taco Bell in the Mos Eisley Cantina. Gotta get a product placement in somewhere.
 We are 562 days away from Star Wars Episode VII hitting theaters.
 Let's see where we're at.
 I'm Jake Kasternakas and this is 90 Seconds on the Verge.
 After the first batch of cast members was revealed in April,
 using the latest actors to join the light side and the dark side of the Force has been relatively hush-hush.
 Until now, Lupita Nyong'o, coming off of her Oscar-winning performance in 12 Years a Slave,
 along with Gwendoline Christie, best known for her role in Game of Thrones,
 have both been added to the new cast.
 They'll be joining more than a dozen previously announced stars, both new and old, to the Star Wars universe.
 Production on the film is already well underway in Abu Dhabi,
 which also means set photos have begun pouring in.
 Judging by both a video from director J.J. Abrams and leaked photos from TMZ,
 it looks like Episode VII will lean more on practical effects and set design than the CG-heavy prequels.
 It also looks inspired by original trilogy artist Ralph McQuarrie, who died in 2012.
 And yes, the Millennium Falcon is back,
 as well as a starfighter that looks like a cross between an X-Wing and an ARC-170 from the prequels.
 Or so we're guessing, because it's clearly not a finished model.
 We'll have the internet Forbes take over from here.
 Episode VII is due out December 18, 2015,
 and already Lucasfilm and Disney are working on the first non-trilogy Star Wars film.
 Gareth Edwards, whose reboot of Godzilla has so far grossed over $375 million worldwide,
 has been tapped to direct the first spin-off film.
 Disney has confirmed that three standalone films will happen in the next ten years,
 and they'll likely be origin stories based on characters like Boba Fett, Yoda, or Han Solo.
 Maybe Jar Jar too?
 For more on Star Wars, check out The Verge.
 Coming up, new leaked photos show a Taco Bell in the Mos Eisley Cantina.
 Gotta get a product placement in somewhere.