It's just been announced by Lucasfilm that Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o will be joining the cast of Star Wars: Episode 7.
Gwendoline Christie is already lined up for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire whilst Lupita Nyong'o was rumoured to be starring in a new take on the Jungle Book. They'll join newcomers Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis and Max von Sydow to the Star Wars cast.
In other Star Wars news, a number of cast photos have leaked online from the set in Abu Dhabi. The photos, which appear to show the planet Tattooine and a number of on-set extras, will no doubt taken down within the next few hours as JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm move to tighten security on set.
