Whether or not the new Star Trek movie can make up for the previous installation is unclear.
The world of Star Trek is vast and, seemingly, endless. They selected Lindsey Beer ( Pet Sematary: Prequel ) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet ( Captain Marvel ) as writers. Paramount selected Matt Shakman ( WandaVision ) as director for the Abrams-produced project. What the newest installation lacks in a cast or even an official title, it makes up for with a star-studded production team. Luckily, fans are familiar with waiting for a new Star Trek movie. Star Trek 4 is set for release on June 9th, 2023. More than four decades ago, the television phenomenon Star Trek set a course for the big screen with its first-ever feature-film spinoff, 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture.Since then, the. There’s been no discussion of a new Star Trek movie. The reception to that movie was so underwhelming that efforts to revive interest in the Star Trek universe were effectively rerouted to television series. One critic even called it frenetic and another condemned it for lacking significant challenges within the story. Star Trek: Beyond, on the other hand, received more criticism than praise. While fans weren’t a fan of that one underwear scene, they loved the callbacks to the original series.
This helped greenlight the equally well-received 2013 sequel Star Trek: Into Darkness.
Abrams ( Star Wars: The Force Awakens ) directed the first installation to the reboot series in 2009, he had no idea how they might receive it.ĭespite his concerns, however, it was highly acclaimed among fans and critics alike. Star Trek fans are notorious for being protective of their beloved content. It was only a matter of whether reality would match this faith. Bad Robot Productions believed the movies would do well. More than that, though, they were a litmus test of how a reboot series might be received by general audiences. The fans were almost a guaranteed audience. But it is undeniably their dedication to the franchise that, at least partially, inspired the creation of the reboot series. They are as different in age as they are in strong opinions. The fans are just as varied as the Star Trek universe. Captain Michael Burnham is a no-nonsense leader, where Captain Kathryn Janeway always looks like she’s in on a juicy secret. Even the characters feel unique from one another. Star Trek: The Animated Series feels more like a comedy, while Star Trek: Deep Space Nine feels more like a space opera. More importantly, it all has a different feel. So much so, it inspired a vast amount of spinoff material in the form of television shows, movies, books, and comics. They helped the franchise become a pop culture phenomenon. Reruns didn’t just revitalize interest in the show. Star Trek: The Original Series debuted on September 8th to a lukewarm reception that eventually got the series canceled. It all started in 1966 when Desilu Productions helped Gene Roddenberry turn a science-fiction dream into reality. Of the Kelvin-timeline films only Into Darkness is available with 4K HDR/Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, Star Trek (2009) and Beyond are HD and 5.1 only, despite them being available in 4K HDR and. Instead of being a question of ‘If?’, it’s now a question of ‘When?’ A new installation to the Star Trek reboot series is finally on the horizon. Now, fans are ready for a new Star Trek movie and it looks like their dreams may come true. Bad Robot Productions hasn’t officially named this as the reason they didn’t produce any more reboot movies. It’s been five years since Star Trek: Beyond was released to a lukewarm reception. But when will we finally get a new installation to the Star Trek reboot series? In our world, however, sequels are the current frontier and there’s nothing final about it. Space might be the final frontier in the Star Trek universe. The news of the biopic was first reported by Deadline.By: Kiona Jones When will we finally get a new ‘Star Trek’ movie?
The original “Star Trek” series only ran for three seasons, starting in 1966, but spawned an empire of spinoff TV shows, feature films, books and merchandise. Raised in Los Angeles, Roddenberry was an Army Air Force pilot during WWII, then a pilot for Pan Am before joining the Los Angeles Police Department, where he wrote speeches for the chief of police and became an advisor for television shows before leaving to become a full-time TV writer. Thursday would have been the 100th birthday of Roddenberry, who died in 1991. It’s time to share Gene’s story with audiences everywhere.” He was an incredibly complex, compelling man, whose work changed the face of television, and whose ideas changed the world. Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth said in a statement, “Gene lead a remarkable life. The project will also cover his survival of two plane crashes and the events leading to his death just as “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was becoming the most successful series of the franchise.