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# Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Spoof _Star Wars_ in New _Sisters_ Trailer

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## Video: Photographing TIME's Star Wars Cover

[Watch (HLS stream): Photographing TIME's Star Wars Cover](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/KXrQmNTF.m3u8) (3:31)

![Photographing TIME's Star Wars Cover](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/KXrQmNTF/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2015-12-03. For the latest issue of TIME, Marco Grob photographed the cast members of_


by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Dec 3, 2015 11:11 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Dec 3, 2015 11:11 PM UTC

Dec. 18 is going to be a big day. Huge. It’s the day when both _Stars Wars: The Force Awakens_ and _Sisters_ come out in theaters.

_Sisters_ stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are well aware of the overlap, hence the above spoof, known as _Sisters: The Farce Awakens._ It’s pretty much a shot-for-shot parody of a _Star Wars_ featurette [from July](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNJ51ghzdY). So yes, they’re openly mocking one of the most beloved franchises of all times. It’s great. They also use phony British accents, because obviously.

In the spoof, you’ll also see Maya Rudolph and Ike Barinholtz, who discuss their “magical” experience filming _Sisters._ Oh, and be on the lookout for a George Takei cameo, too.

_Read next:_ [Sisters _Introduces Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Semisecret Sibling_](http://time.com/4119970/sisters-tina-fey-amy-poehlers/)

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