Every comics-loving kid has spent more than a few houra wondering who would win in a fight: Superman or Thor? Captain America or Batman? Spider-Man or the Flash? Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel?
In comics, we’ve seen those questions answered a few times, most recently in Marvel and DC’s Amalgam crossover of the mid-90’s. But when it comes to Marvel and DC’s cinematic universes, we’ve never seen a cross-property showdown.
This epic trailer, though, gives a pretty good idea of the movie that would emerge if Marvel and DC did decide to team-up for a summer blockbuster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KxIHVGch8I#t=192
This doesn’t start great, but bear with me. By the end of the video, trailer, the fanboy inside you will be screaming: “AHHHHH! When will they make this movie?!?!?!”
Created by Alex Luthor — we’re assuming that’s his alias, and the video editor is not, in fact, Superman’s greatest adversary — the trailer mashes up footage from pretty much every live-action superhero film ever: not just films like The Avengers, Man of Steel, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight Rises, but also television shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash, and Arrow.
Sadly, I don’t think it’s very likely we’ll ever see a film crossover like this. But man, if we did, I think every comic fan on Earth would think he’s died and gone to heaven.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
