That doesn't sound too hard. I liked some things about TFA but it felt like it was gutted the heart and soul of Star Wars. But yes, this looks like it has more promise and I hope they deliver. I already know I'm looking forward to something specific that I will not mention here since it's a spoiler, but I hope it's as good as it could be.
As for palm trees, I don't see the big deal - there was bound to be a Planet Hollywood somewhere in the far-away galaxy. Give me palms, mushrooms, giant pine cones - just keep making it diverse, lets explore the galaxy!
P.S. - I wonder why there's a trend for all the leads to be women now? I mean, I'm sure it will be fine and I'm a huge fan of strong women leads (Ripley from Alien rocks, and Sarah Conner (both from T1-T2 and the TV series is pretty bad@ss too!), but does this mean we'll never have a male lead in a Star Wars movie again? Will the Han Solo prequel give him a love interest that ends up being the real main character?