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In Australia, "Star Wars" enthusiasts built a five-metre wide
replica of Han Solo's Millennium Falcon ship, made from around
250,000 Lego bricks.
American Lego master builders, father and son Dan and Chris
Steininger, flew in especially for the occasion to lead the
construction ahead of May 4, which has become the unofficial
"Star Wars" day.
Events were also held in Milan and Tokyo, where fans paraded as
characters from one of the most popular movie franchises of all
time, shouting "May the Fourth be with you", a play on the
film's catch phrase "May the force be with you".
Vanity Fair magazine unveiled the cover of its June issue, which
features a picture spread by renowned photographer Annie
Leibovitz of the upcoming film "Star Wars: Episode VII - The
Force Awakens".
Fans got a glimpse of the movie, which hits cinema screens in
December, in a trailer released last month showing Harrison Ford
reprising his famed role as Han Solo.
The magazine also released a video of the photo shoot that shows
Leibovitz snapping away on set as actors such as Adam Driver and
Lupita Nyong'o get into character.
Walt Disney Co, which bought "Star Wars" producer Lucasfilm in
2012, said on Sunday the film's merchandise will hit stores in
September.
(Reporting By Reuters Television and Pictures; Writing by
Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Tom Heneghan)
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