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Awesome Fan Films

Superman & Batman vs. Darth Vader

Superman & Batman vs. Darth Vader

The Dark Knight takes on the Dark Lord of the Sith in a quest to release his Justice League teammate from an Imperial prison cell. Batinthesun’s live-action fan film pulls out all the stops as Batman dons a lightsaber and other Wayne Enterprises gadgets on a quest to take down Darth Vader.

The Return of Steamboat Willie (Teaser)

The Return of Steamboat Willie (Teaser)

Now that Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, it didn’t take long for a bunch of horror interpretations to start popping up. This upcoming fan film from Fewture Studios has plans to scare audiences with a creepy abandoned version of Willie’s steamboat with what we can only imagine is a murderous Mickey Mouse.

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BTTF IV: A Fan Trailer

BTTF IV: A Fan Trailer

It’s doubtful we’ll ever get another sequel to the Back to the Future films. But this fan-made trailer for BTTF Part IV makes us want one. Smasher put together this imaginative teaser trailer using footage of Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox as Doc and Marty zoom even further into the future on a grand new adventure.

Superman Awakens

Superman Awakens

Antonis and Stavros Fylladitis and a team of dedicated DC Comics fans created this CGI short inspired by Alex Ross’ incredible Kingdom Come Superman. Created with Unreal Engine 5, the film drops us into a world where chaos has won, and even the greatest superheroes have lost their way. Can Superman rise from the darkness?

Spider-Man: Everyone’s Home

Spider-Man: Everyone’s Home

With the help of AI image generation tech, Corridor created this short fan film in the style of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The crossover imagines that The Avengers (and a whole lot of Spider-Men variants) found their way into the Spider-Verse as a result of the events of Doctor Strange’s actions. Go behind the scenes here.

A CGI Tribute to the Breaking Bad Universe

A CGI Tribute to the Breaking Bad Universe

Now that Better Call Saul has wrapped, we’re probably done with the Breaking Bad universe. Animation Therapy paid tribute to Vince Gilligan and his team’s amazing 14-year run of some of the best television ever with a beautiful CGI short film that commemorates some of the series’ iconic props and locations.

The Walker: A Star Wars Fan Film

The Walker: A Star Wars Fan Film

AFK follows up on its humorous fan film The Battlefield with another Star Wars-inspired short made with Unreal Engine 5. The Walker focuses on a platoon of snowtroopers who must endure a long and boring ride to Echo Base on Hoth in the cargo hold of a slow-moving AT-AT.

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Spider-Man Meets Spider-Gwen

Spider-Man Meets Spider-Gwen

This short fan film by Alessandro Costanzo envisions what might have happened after the end of Spider-Man No Way Home, and that Andrew Garfield’s Peter 3 met up with Emma Stone’s Spider-Gwen. They pulled off the trickery using deepfake tech, applying the original actors’ faces onto new actors and dubbing new voices. (Thanks, Rob!)

TMNT: The Last Ronin Animated

TMNT: The Last Ronin Animated

A team of TMNT fans from Speedokaggen created this impressive animated short film based on the comic book series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin. It recounts a pivotal scene from the story about a lone surviving Turtle seeking justice for his lost friends and family in a gritty future NYC. (Thanks, Edward!)

E-11: Standard Issues

E-11: Standard Issues

This hilarious Star Wars fan film is basically an Imperial unboxing video. After the Clone Wars, a Stormtrooper takes a look at a brand new blaster designed to improve their hit rate. The E-11 has upgraded cooling, a rapid-fire mode, a targeting system, and a built-in voice assistant. Go behind the scenes on Behance.

Mystery Incorporated: Welcome to Coolsville

Mystery Incorporated: Welcome to Coolsville

Mystery Incorporated is a live-action, fan-created show inspired by Scooby-Doo. The pilot episode starts with a bang, as Fred Jones finds his parents murdered by a mysterious creature. Naturally, he’s joined by Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scoob as they try to uncover the true killer. Get out your Scooby snacks and hit play now.

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Animated Series

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Animated Series

Inspired by Star Trek: The Animated Series, Gazelle Automations created their own cartoon version of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The fan-made animation does a great job capturing the art style of Filmation’s series, melded with dialogue from our favorite Trek characters. Set headphone volume to Seven of Nine! Engage!

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The Battlefield

The Battlefield

(PG-13: Language) This amusing Star Wars fan film follows the story of a freshly-minted Stormtrooper who discovers that what he learned at the Imperial Academy wasn’t nearly enough to prepare him for the realities of a war against the Rebellion and the Jedi. Created by AFK using Unreal Engine 5. (Thanks, Rob!)

TS2 Terminators 2: Primary Targets

TS2 Terminators 2: Primary Targets

Following up on TS: Terminators, filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu combined footage from more than 25 movies to create this imaginative sequel to Terminator 2 that envisions a timeline where Skynet sends back multiple T-800s to hunt down Sarah and John Connor. The car chase sequence alone is worth the price of admission.

1986: A Batman/Punisher Fan Film

1986: A Batman/Punisher Fan Film

(PG-13: Language) James Campbell’s intense fan film imagines a cyberpunk 1980s version of Gotham City. As Penguin and Joker rule the streets, the only cure is a double whammy of angry vigilantes to put a beat-down on the baddies under the neon lights. But is Gotham big enough for these two dealers of justice?

Against All Odds: A Star Wars Fan Film

Against All Odds: A Star Wars Fan Film

Frostbite Cinematics and a team of talented CG animators created this Star Wars short film with a great cinematic look and an action-packed battle between Clone Troopers and Battle Droids. The clip was created primarily using models, textures, and animations from Battlefront II and Jedi Fallen Order.

Blindsight

Blindsight

Danil Krivoruchko and a group of talented artists around the world collaborated on this fantastic fan film inspired by Peter Watts’ science fiction novel of the same name. It tells just a sliver of the original story from the perspective of a man waking up from cryosleep, as he recalls a first-contact mission with an alien species.

Hacksmith vs Mandalorian

Hacksmith vs Mandalorian

It took James and the guys from Hacksmith Industries months to complete their arsenal of props and costume armor inspired by The Mandalorian. They’ve now released a short film to celebrate their achievement, showing off everything they built and then some.

One-Man Godzilla Movie

One-Man Godzilla Movie

Godzilla vs. Kong is a big hit. But if you prefer your monster movies without so much CGI, check out Godzilla vs. Mito Komon, a fan film made by Shinya Takeshita back in 1991. What makes it so perfect is how the filmmaker played every one of the roles and made all of the sound effects and music with his mouth.

Andy Shauf: The Magician

Andy Shauf: The Magician

Animator Greg Cooper created this spellbinding fan music video for the track The Magician by Andy Shauf. The clip has been a labor of love for Greg over the course of four years between his other work. Be sure to check out the original music video by Winston Hacking, as it’s also quite good.

ODDJOB: A Kill from the Other Side

ODDJOB: A Kill from the Other Side

Rogue Origin Films kicks off its series of fan films set in the world of James Bond. The series will focus on a South Korean counter-operative who is both Bond’s arch-enemy and potential ally. The initial short includes a great Bond-inspired title sequence along with a brief, but excellent martial arts fight in a glass elevator.

Back to the Future: Reimagined

Back to the Future: Reimagined

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future, Universal Pictures enlisted the help of eight talented artists and fans to create their own visualizations of the classic sci-fi comedy. We can’t decide which animation style we liked best, but the knit version of “Darth Vader” from the planet Vulcan was pretty great.

Spaceman Spiff Fan Film

Spaceman Spiff Fan Film

Animator and Calvin and Hobbes fan Joseph Conover created this CGI short film which imagines Calvin’s alien-fighting alter ego in a rich and fantastic science fiction world. It’s only the briefest of teases, but it makes us crave an entire Spaceman Spiff movie.

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