Yesterday, Disney announced the title for Star Wars: Episode VII, and now it’s the vaguely predictable Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Naturally, Twitter was out in force to make jokes and suggest alternate titles with the hashtag #rejectedstarwarstitles. Or just to make five thousand “I didn’t know it was asleep” jokes. At least there was nothing in the title that rhymes with “Jar Jar”. The internet would explode, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in sarcasm and were suddenly silenced.
We’ve collected our favorite photoshops, jokes, and alternate titles for Star Wars: The Force Awakens below. Thanks to The Guardian, Kotaku, Mashable, Tech Times, Hero Complex, ORA, and Burnsy for the assist.
Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Episode VIII: The Force Stares Blankly From a Window
Episode IX: The Force Wonders When It All Went Wrong— Shaun McInnis (@smcinnis) November 6, 2014
The Force Awakens. I guess that means the Police Academy reboot will have to find a new title.
— Steven Zeitchik (@zeitchikWaPo) November 6, 2014
That IS a weird Star Wars title. pic.twitter.com/5D5ucqXC12
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 6, 2014
Well at least the new Star Wars title is honest pic.twitter.com/d2oSetBRHR
— Dan Milano (@DanMilanoHere) November 6, 2014
Star Wars: No Sleep Till Wooklyn #rejectedstarwarstitles
— ✨Christine Burkson✨ (@christerickson) November 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/TVMcGee/status/530415393756966912
Star Wars VII: Advil, we need Advil#rejectedstarwarstitles
— Jeff Dwoskin Has A Podcast (@bigmacher) November 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/ClassicOstler/status/530415570232307714
https://twitter.com/RioPodCats/status/530459895293022209
Somewhere, the guy who's responsible for coming up with clever pay-per-view porno titles just did the mother of all fist pumps #starwars
— Garett Press (@garettpress) November 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/NivenJ1/status/530415325444337664
https://twitter.com/TheUnwashedMass/status/530545052196806656
Disney's Song of the Sith#rejectedstarwarstitles
— Believably Bad (@believablybad) November 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/pulptone/status/530408779914178560
https://twitter.com/darth/status/530415127699275776
https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/530409527779540994
https://twitter.com/SixOkay/status/530450724501864448
https://twitter.com/BrokenFiction/status/530410902290714625
Area Man Thinks Of Star Wars Name Joke About Force Waking Up, Hitting Alarm Clock
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) November 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/ApeAquatic/status/530411930658148352
Episode 7: Sith Just Got Real #rejectedstarwarstitles
— Fatticus Inch (@owenhants) November 6, 2014
You know what would have been a better title than STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS pic.twitter.com/cREqLzhyfl
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 6, 2014
