It has long been the great debate among nerd culture: which is the better space-faring franchise, Star TrekOpens in a new tab or Star WarsOpens in a new tab? Well, personally I think this is actually a silly debate (just like “Marvel vs DC”), because guess what everyone? You get to like both equally if you want to, or just one, or neither. This isn’t sports, and neither property is going to be duking it out in a stadium any time soon.
But while characters from the 23rd Century and that galaxy far, far away won’t be fighting one another in any forseeable future, it is fun to imagine what it would be like if the two universes ever collided on the big screen. And now, thanks to ComicBook.comOpens in a new tab, we’ve learned of YouTube user CaptainJZHOpens in a new tab, who has created the ultimate mash-up trailer which imagines a movie where Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise team up with the Rebel Alliance when the Empire sends the Death Star to Earth.
The “Trek Wars” trailer mostly uses footage from A New HopeOpens in a new tab and Return of the JediOpens in a new tab for the Star Wars portions, and many different films from the original William ShatnerOpens in a new tab/Leonard NimoyOpens in a new tab movie series for the Star Trek portions (although there is a brief glimpse of the Star Trek: The Next GenerationOpens in a new tab film First ContactOpens in a new tab in there).
Right now, it seems unlikely that such a mash-up would ever take place in real life, but at the rate that beloved geek properties have been joining the DisneyOpens in a new tab family lately, I think I’ve learned to never say never.
Having said that, a Star Wars/Star Trek comic book mash-up limited series is totally conceivable, and would probably be a huge hit. So Marvel ComicsOpens in a new tab and IDWOpens in a new tab, make that dream come true for all of us fans! And let this cool fan trailer serve as your inspiration.
What do you think of this cosmic mash-up? Be sure to let us know your feelings down below in the comments.
Need More Space War Treks?
- Ronald D. Moore is writing a new space operaOpens in a new tab for Apple!
- Check out the Star Trek DiscoveryOpens in a new tab soundtrack exclusively, here!
- And finally, Patrick Stewart said he’d be Picard againOpens in a new tab for Tarantino.
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