May The 4th Be With You! – Star Wars Day Greeting from J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan

Droids, Wookies, Ewoks, Stormtroopers. Everyone is celebrating STAR WARS DAY – including J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan.

Since the very first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, fans everywhere have made the galactic saga their own and celebrated their love of the Force by transforming the date of May 4th into “May the Fourth Be With You.”

Whether you’re celebrating the day with a Star Wars movie marathon, throwing a party complete with Death Star Popcorn Balls or toasting the saga with Star Wars-themed drinks, R2-D2 has a special message to help you kick off the day.

Watch the premiere of the first official Star Wars Rebels trailer, featuring a new look at The Inquisitor.

Starring a small band of heroes — Sabine, Kanan, Hera, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper — Star Wars Rebels is set in a time where the Empire rules through fear and shrouds the galaxy in darkness. This trailer offers many new glimpses at sequences from the show, including the starship Ghost chased by TIE Fighters; young Ezra watching as a Star Destroyer looms overhead; Stormtroopers marching; a zero-g fight between our heroes and Imperials; and Kanan, a secret Jedi, assembling his lightsaber and preparing for battle. It ends, however, with an Imperial officer reporting to the Inquisitor — the Empire’s Jedi hunter, seen and heard here for the first time.

Star Wars Rebels takes place between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman, is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel and will be followed by a series on Disney XD.

This week the cast of STAR WARS: EPISODE VII was announced. The movie opens in theaters on December 18, 2015.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Director J.J. Abrams says, “We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.”

STAR WARS: EPISODE VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Writer/Director/Producer J.J. Abrams (top center right) at the cast read-through of STAR WARS: EPISODE VII at Pinewood Studios with (clockwise from right) Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Producer Bryan Burk, Lucasfilm President and Producer Kathleen Kennedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Writer Lawrence Kasdan… Ph: David James.. © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved

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