Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o has graced her second cover of Vogue magazine, and in the midst of looking gorgeous in couture gowns, the actress also spilled some scoop about what it was like filming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

Nyong'o chatted with the mag in promotion of a full slate of upcoming projects, including Disney's live-action "The Jungle Book," but said that her experience shooting "Star Wars" -- in the motion-capture role of the pirate Maz Kanata -- was unlike anything else she's experienced. Calling the process "really bizarre and lots of fun," the actress told Vogue that it was a uniquely creative endeavor.

"I really enjoyed the fact that you're not governed by your physical presence in that kind of work," Nyong'o said. "You can be a dragon. You can be anything."

As for director J.J. Abrams, he knew he wanted someone with Nyong'o's presence to fill the role.

"We needed a powerful actress to play a powerful character," Abrams told Vogue. "Lupita was someone I'd known a little and was enormously fond of. More important, her performance in '12 Years a Slave' blew my mind, and I was vaguely desperate to work with her."

Sounds like the perfect match. Nyong'o also revealed herself to be a bit of a "Star Wars" geek, revealing in a separate video interview that her favorite flick from the series is "The Empire Strikes Back." In a choice of Luke Skywalker vs. Han Solo and C-3PO vs. R2-D2, she'd choose both latter options; she's also pretty adept at wielding a (toy) lightsaber.

Check out Lupita's full fabulous cover below. We can't wait to see her work her "Star Wars" magic when "The Force Awakens" opens on December 18.

[via: Vogue]

Photo credit: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott/Vogue