Each May 4millions of fans around the world take out their lightsabers and they marathon all the movies Star Warsalso known in Spanish as The star wars, a franchise of space epic which is often called “the galactic saga par excellence in cinema” since its first release in June 1977.
Star Wars It is one of the most sagas influential of all history and its main core is the skywalker sagawhich covers nine movies divided into three trilogiesfocused on the fight between Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire, with elements such as the Forcethe Jedi knights and the Sith, who have captivated millions around the world.
star wars has become part of the pop culture and, unlike other celebrations related to the cinemathe Day of Star Wars It was not born from a film premiere or from the birthday of George Lucasthe American filmmaker who created the franchise and describes the experiences of those who live in a fictional galaxy.
The Day of Star Wars arose from a clever play on words and, over the years, has grown in popularity, to the point that events are held in various parts of the world to celebrate the franchise, including novelstelevision series, video games, comicstheme parks, role-playing games, war games, miniatures and toys.
Star Wars Day
The date of the Day of Star Wars is linked to one of the classic phrases of star warsso the main reason is purely phonetic. This is because the franchise emblem is “May the Force be with you” (May the Force be with you), which, when pronounced in English, sounds very similar to May the Fourth (May 4).
In this way the motto “May the Fourth be with you” was born (May 4th be with you), so for decades the date was an organized celebration only by communities of fans in forums and local clubs, until in the 2011 the first was carried out festival organized in a way massive in the city of Toronto, Canada.
After purchasing Lucasfilm by the Walt Disney Company in the 2012the conglomerate officially adopted the date as an annual holiday. Since then, the American film and television production company has taken advantage of the day to announce new projects, launch exclusive merchandise and offer discounts on video games and toys.
The date has taken force in the age of social media and every year it becomes a big event, so it has expanded into real life with events celebrating Valentine’s Day. Star Wars around the world, where fans are encouraged to dress up of the characters or simply enjoy from your favorite space franchise.
The future of Star Wars
The saga of Star Wars is still more alive than ever and the franchise created by George Lucas has a future marked by many premieres expected by fans, because almost seven years have passed since star wars does not release a movie in theaters (The Rise of Skywalkereither episode IXin December 2019).
However, they are now ready to return to theaters and Star Wars returns to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Groguthe next film directed by Jon Favreau and written by Dave Filoniin which elements of the Old Westlike gunfighters, outlaws, saloons and wild frontiers, with the space setting from the galactic saga.
The Mandalorian and Grogu will be released next Friday May 22 and, after it, other great premieres will arrive:
- Second season of Ahsoka on Disney+: July 2026
- Star Wars Visions – The Ninth Jedi in Disney+: September 2026
- Star Wars – Starfighter: May 28, 2027
- Second season of maul – Lord of Shadows: August 2027