This Star Wars Day is kind of special because it’s arriving just before the next film to hit the big screen, „Solo: A Star Wars Story“ (due May 25).
Holy Sith, you guys, Star Wars Day is upon us again.
“May the 4th” is a day for all lovers of Jedi, the Resistance, the Skywalkers, the Hutts, Boba Fett, Gamorrean guards, Maz Kanata, General Grievous, Rancor Keeper and Snap Wexley to unite and celebrate all there is in the galaxy far, far away. (Why May 4, you ask? Why, it’s right there in the date, a play on “May the Force be with you.”)
This Star Wars Day is kind of special because it’s arriving just before the next film to hit the big screen, the young Han Solo tale “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (in theaters May 25) with Alden Ehrenreich as the cosmic smuggler and Donald Glover as the smooth gambler Lando Calrissian. (Tickets are on sale now at Fandango.com, Drafthouse.com and more theater chains.)
The franchise has remained beloved to generations of fans since George Lucas’ original 1977 “Star Wars,” which means more than 40 years of various ways to get your “May the 4th” on. Here are some of our favorites:
Actors Mark Hamill, as Luke Skywalker and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, appear in a scene from “Star Wars: Episode VI, Return of the Jedi,” (AP Photo/Lucasfilm, Ltd. & TM)
And we do suggest you watch the original 1983 edition of “Return of the Jedi,” rather than the later special edition that took out the Ewoks’ celebration song and inserted Hayden Christensen (aka prequel Anakin “Darth Vader” Skywalker) into the Dead Jedi Club at the end.
For those who’d rather give than receive, Lucasfilm just launched Roar for Change: Post, like or share your take on Chewbacca’s signature howl on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #RoarForChange before May 25, and the Star Wars: Force for Change initiative will donate $1 to UNICEF. Do it for Chewie, y’all.
Rey (Daisy Ridley) confronts Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”| LUCASFILM
