--- description: The Episode VII trailer gets a very twee makeover title: Here's What the New 'Star Wars' Would Be Like if Wes Anderson Directed It image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec815ecd7552264b/69876cc1cd1bba411c6f3f0a/screen-shot-2014-12-04-at-2-18-15-pm.png?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What the New _Star Wars_ Would Look Like if Wes Anderson Directed It by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 8:54 PM CUT  by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 8:54 PM CUT The trailer for the latest _Star Wars_ installment has exploded in popularity and [amassed](http://time.com/3615803/star-wars-episode-vii-force-awakens-trailer/ "undefined") more than 60 million views since it debuted last week, and also racked up [tons of parodies](http://time.com/3610400/star-wars-force-awakens-lego-trailer/ "undefined"). Now, it has the quirkiest parody yet — a re-edit in the cutesy, iconic style of Wes Anderson. Yes, if _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ starred Bill Murray and had 1960s British invasion rock on the soundtrack its trailer might look something like this. But if you’re digging the aesthetic, don’t get your hopes up. Anderson has already said that, although the _Star Wars_ films have greatly influenced him, he doesn’t think he has what it takes to direct one. “I don’t know if I have all the right action chops,” he once[ told](http://deadline.com/2012/12/fleming-qas-moonrise-kingdom-director-wes-anderson-394927/ "undefined") _Deadline_, “But at least I know the characters from the old films.” ### See the Concept Art For the Original Star Wars Movie Trilogy  C-3PO and R2-D2 Courtesy of Lucasfilm  The Millenium Falcon Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Darth Vader Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Y-Wings line up against the Death Star Courtesy of Lucasfilm  An X-Wing versus TIE fighters Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Hoth Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Echo Base Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Battle of Hoth Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Battle of Hoth Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Cloud City of Bespin Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Luke versus Darth Vader Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Dagobah Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Jabba's Palace Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Jabba's Palace Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Luke Skywalker versus a rancor Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Jabba's fall Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Endor Courtesy of Lucasfilm  B-Wings Courtesy of Lucasfilm  Luke Skywalker versus Emperor Palpatine Courtesy of Lucasfilm ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3618640/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-wes-anderson-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3618640/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-wes-anderson-trailer/"},"headline":"Here's What the New Star Wars Would Look Like if Wes Anderson Directed It","datePublished":"2014-12-04T20:54:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:16.905Z","description":"The Episode VII trailer gets a very twee makeover","url":"https://time.com/3618640/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-wes-anderson-trailer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","Wes Anderson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec815ecd7552264b/69876cc1cd1bba411c6f3f0a/screen-shot-2014-12-04-at-2-18-15-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec815ecd7552264b/69876cc1cd1bba411c6f3f0a/screen-shot-2014-12-04-at-2-18-15-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-12-04 at 2.18.15 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3618640/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-wes-anderson-trailer/","name":"Here's What the New Star Wars Would Look Like if Wes Anderson Directed It"}}]}] ```