Star Wars Day Star Wars Day "Star Wars" Day, May4, celebrates George Lucas' "Star Wars". It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many "Star Wars" fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm as an annual celebration of "Star Wars". Apocryphally, the reference was first used
Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars Wars". Shatner has also posted a number of humorous tweets on his Twitter account mocking "Star Wars". Amongst them were commemorating the 35th anniversary of the poorly received "Star Wars Holiday Special". It was then that "Star Wars" actor Peter Mayhew posted a "retaliation" tweet congratulating Shatner for the directing of "", another poorly received film. Both franchises are set to grow throughout the next decade. "Star Trek" was rebooted with a series of feature films starting with the "Star Trek" reboot (2009), which was followed by "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013) and "Star Trek Beyond" (2016) and a number