The highly anticipated upcoming instalment of the the Star Wars films will be named Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it has been announced.

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The name of the Episode VII movie was revealed on the film’s official Twitter site, with a photo using the franchise’s signature typeface accompanied by the message: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens has completed principal photography”.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has completed principal photography. #StarWarsVII #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/mFTP9YbKNN

— Star Wars (@starwars) November 6, 2014

Fans of the film were immediately sent into a frenzy on social media, with the announcement receiving tens of thousands of responses.

The Force Awakens will be Disney’s first Star Wars movie since the studio purchased production house LucasFilm and will be set 30 years after the last film, Return of the Jedi. 

Original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will also reprise their roles as Hans Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, respectively.

The movie will also feature a cast of fresh faces, including Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Girls star Adam Driver and breakthrough British actor Domnhall Gleeson.

While the new title was met with plenty of excitement on social media, many fans have already begun brainstorming better options.

Some questioned whether to new title actually made sense at all.

“With The Jedi revived in Return of the Jedi, why would the Force need to be awakened in Star Wars?” Twitter user Mark Novak asked.

“Not sure if the force was ever asleep,” another fan said.

Under the has tag #RejectedStarWarsTitles, Twitter users have shared their hilarious suggestions for a new and improved name for the seventh film.

Here are some of the best (and worst) offerings:

Star Wars Episode 7: Toy Story 4 #rejectedstarwarstitles — Cat Holmes (@miss_cat_holmes) November 7, 2014

Some Like It Hoth #rejectedstarwarstitles

— brx0 (@brx0) November 6, 2014

Dennis the Phantom Menace #rejectedstarwarstitles

— THE STUDIO EXEC (@studioexec1) November 6, 2014

Star Wars: It’s A Trap #rejectedstarwarstitles

— Shaun Young (@voxael) November 7, 2014

Carrie Fisher’s Career Awakens #RejectedStarWarsTitles — Chris Carter (@ChrisPC24) November 7, 2014

Looking for Love in Alderan Places #rejectedstarwarstitles

— Joe Bradford (@joebradfordnet) November 6, 2014

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