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17 awesome photos from the set of the next 'Star Wars' movie

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Happy May 4th!

Monday marks "Star Wars Day," a day to celebrate all things about a galaxy far, far away.

To celebrate, here are a handful of set images from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which debuted at April's Star Wars Celebration event along with a few new images from Vanity Fair's behind-the-scenes video of its Star Wars cover shoot.

Here's director J.J. Abrams filming on set.jj abrams star warsThe team filmed on the hot desert sands of Abu Dhabi. Abrams said it would get to be 128 degrees while shooting.

abu dhabi star warsDaisy Ridley, who plays Rey, is seen below with the new droid BB8. Ridley gave a few more details on her character, saying she’s a scavenger who we will first see in a ship graveyard.

daisy ridley star warsBB8 is a lot smaller than we imagined.

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Here's Ridley again getting some cues from director Abrams.

daisy ridley jj abrams the force awakensIn the first teaser trailer for "The Force Awakens," we see Ridley riding across a desert on the vehicle below.

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Oscar Isaac will play an X-wing pilot named Poe Dameron.

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John Boyega's mysterious character Finn can be seen wearing a stormtrooper suit. It's still not confirmed whether or not Finn is a stormtrooper or is just dressed like one in the film.

star wars john boyegajohn boyega star warsSpeaking of Stormtroopers, here are some of the new Snowtroopers.

snowtroopers star wars the force awakensHere's another look at the three actors, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley, and John Boyega.

star wars actorsOscar winner Lupita Nyong'o will also play a new character on screen. If the motion-capture suit is any hint, she'll be playing something out of this world. According to Vanity Fair, she will play a pirate Maz Kanata.

lupita nyongo the force awakensSome of the original cast members will be back, too. Here's Harrison Ford with the newest leads, Ridley and Boyega. It looks like he may be picking the duo up on the Millennium Falcon.

harrison ford daisy ridley the force awakensThis photo of Abrams with Chewbacca on set is great.

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Here's our first good look at Adam Driver on set getting photographed by Annie Leibovitz. 

adam driver the force awakensHe's presumed to play this guy, Kylo Ren.

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Here's another good shot of Abrams with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.

kathleen kennedy jj abrams"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is in theaters December 18, 2015.

Check out the new trailer below:

SEE ALSO: Christopher Nolan made a bunch of "Star Wars"-inspired movies when he was a kid

AND: Wall Street thinks "Star Wars: Episode VII" will make $1.75 billion

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