May the Fourth Be With You: fans celebrate Star Wars Day

From dressing up as stormtroopers to hosting movie marathons, film fans are celebratingStar Wars Day on Wednesday with all things dedicated to the blockbuster sci-fi franchise.

Star Warsenthusiasts marked the day celebrating the space saga by chanting or posting "May the Fourth Be With You" on social media, a play on the films' catchphrase "May the force be with you."

In Taipei, fans dressed up as their favourite characters including Rey, the heroine from the latest The Force Awakensfilm, Chewbacca, stormtroopers as well as Jedi Knights, posing for pictures alongside an inflatable R2-D2 and Jabba the Hutt.

In Malaysia, a replica of Han Solo's Millennium Falcon ship was built with more than 200,000Legobricks in the run-up to the occasion.

Fans also took to social media to share everything from Star Warsthemedphotos toartwork, cupcakes to toast cut in the shape some of the movies' characters.

Actress Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in the latestseries of Star Warsfilms, also joined in on the celebrations by sharing behind the scenes pictures of her on set via Instagram.

After the huge box office success of The Force Awakenswhich came out last year, fans are now awaiting the next instalment, Star Wars Episode VIII, currently in production and due for release in December 2017.