--- description: If you've ever wondered what side of the Force your favorite superheroes would be on, Zach Snyder has your answer. title: Here's Zack Snyder's Star Wars-Batman v Superman Mashup image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Force Is Strong With Zack Snyder's _Star Wars_\-_Batman v Superman_ Mashup  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 8, 2016 5:13 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 8, 2016 5:13 PM CUT If you’ve ever wondered what side of [the Force](http://time.com/4403117/star-wars-princess-leia-the-force/ "undefined") your favorite superheroes would be on, [Zach Snyder](http://time.com/4420573/justice-league-superman-dead-batman/ "undefined") has your answer. Well, at least about Batman and Superman. In a new mashup trailer released Thursday, the director gives fans a glimpse of what a [_Star Wars_\-inspired](http://time.com/4590306/rogue-one-star-wars-interview/ "undefined") _Dawn of Justice_ movie would look like. Beginning with a voiceover of Emperor Palpatine’s iconic, “There is a great disturbance in the Force,” line, the video — titled _Dark Side Knight Vs. SuperJedi: Dawn Of The Alliance_ — shows a Sith Lord Batman attempting to convert a Jedi Superman to the Dark Side. “In anticipation of _Rogue One_, I wanted to share a little _Star Wars_ fan film I made after J.J. \[Abrams\] released his [Hunka Junk mash-up](http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/star-wars-episode-vii-millennium-falcon-video/ "undefined"),” Snyder wrote, referencing a 2014 Abrams-created [_Force Awakens_ clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7lUfVIOa4 "undefined") that included a nod to _Batman v Superman_. Watch the full trailer below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4595041/batman-superman-star-wars-mashup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4595041/batman-superman-star-wars-mashup/"},"headline":"The Force Is Strong With Zack Snyder's Star Wars-Batman v Superman Mashup","datePublished":"2016-12-08T17:13:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:17.344Z","description":"Will Superman resist the Dark Side?","url":"https://time.com/4595041/batman-superman-star-wars-mashup/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Star Wars topic","Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice","batman v superman"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4595041/batman-superman-star-wars-mashup/","name":"The Force Is Strong With Zack Snyder's Star Wars-Batman v Superman Mashup"}}]}] ```