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James T. Kirk attempts to live up to his potential and the legacy of his father, while a vengeful Romulan from the future attempts to destroy a Federation he feels is responsible for the death of his family and homeworld.

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The greatest adventure of all time begins with "Star Trek," the incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before!

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• Studio: Paramount Pictures
• Release: May 8, 2009
• Director: J.J. Abrams
• Writer: Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci
• Cast: Zachary Quinto , Leonard Nimoy , Eric Bana , Chris Pine , Karl Urban , Simon Pegg , Anton Yelchin , Zoe Saldana , John Cho , Bruce Greenwood , Winona Ryder , Rachel Nichols , Jennifer Morrison , Chris Hemsworth , Clifton Collins Jr. , Ben Cross , Tyler Perry

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It's almost time for Trekkies to say goodbye to the Discovery crew, as Star Trek: Discovery is coming to an end with its fifth season.

The first two episodes are streaming now, with this new season following Captain Burnham and the crew as they go on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power.

However, there are others on the hunt who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves.

Sonequa Martin-Green has returned to lead the cast for one final time, alongside the likes of Doug Jones and Wilson Cruz. But, after a barnstorming first two episodes, when can fans expect the third episode to be released?

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When will star trek: discovery season 5 episode 3 be released.

The first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 were released at once, but the show has subsequently shifted to a weekly release, with each new episode arriving on a weekly basis, one after the other.

This means that episode 3, titled Jinaal, will stream on Paramount Plus from 11th April 2024 .

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 release schedule - When are new episodes out?

With the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 now available to stream on Paramount Plus , here is a full schedule of when future episodes will be arriving on the platform:

• Episode 1 – Red Directive – Thursday 4th April 2024 (out now)
• Episode 2 – Under the Twin Moons – Thursday 4th April 2024 (out now)
• Episode 3 – Jinaal – Thursday 11th April 2024
• Episode 4 – Face the Strange – Thursday 18th April 2024
• Episode 5 – Mirrors – Thursday 25th April 2024
• Episode 6 – Whistlespeak – Thursday 2nd May 2024
• Episode 7 – Erigah – Thursday 9th May 2024
• Episode 8 – Labyrinths – Thursday 16th May 2024
• Episode 9 - Langrange Point - Thursday 23rd May 2024
• Episode 10 - Life, Itself - Thursday 30th May 2024

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's time period and setting have finally been confirmed as a new report reveals details about Star Trek's next TV show.

• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in set in Star Trek: Discovery's 32nd century will have the largest set Star Trek set ever.
• Starfleet Academy will also return to San Francisco after Discovery set the school in outer space.
• Alex Kurtzman and his team are exploring futuristic Star Trek designs.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is confirmed to take place in the 32nd century of Star Trek: Discovery and a new report reveals the next Star Trek series will be filmed on the largest set ever constructed for Star Trek . Announced in April 2023, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a YA-aimed series executive-produced by Alex Kurtzman and co-showrunner Noga Landau. Starfleet Academy will be about young Starfleet hopefuls trying to attain their dreams while also learning of a grave threat to the United Federation of Planets.

Variety 's cover story about the future of the Star Trek franchise went behind the scenes of the preproduction for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , revealing the scope of the series' sets, including that Starfleet Academy will return to its original San Francisco setting after Star Trek: Discovery depicted the school in outer space. Read the details from Variety 's article below:

In one of Kurtzman’s several production offices in Toronto, he and production designer Matthew Davies are scrutinizing a series of concept drawings for the newest “Star Trek” show, “Starfleet Academy.” A bit earlier, they showed me their plans for the series’ central academic atrium, a sprawling, two-story structure that will include a mess hall, amphitheater, trees, catwalks, multiple classrooms and a striking view of the Golden Gate Bridge in a single, contiguous space. To fit it all, they plan to use every inch of Pinewood Toronto’s 45,900 square foot soundstage, the largest in Canada.

But this is a “Star Trek” show, so there do need to be starships, and Kurtzman is discussing with Davies about how one of them should look. The issue is that “Starfleet Academy” is set in the 32nd century, an era so far into the future Kurtzman and his team need to invent much of its design language... “For me, this design is almost too Klingon,” Kurtzman says. “I want to see the outline and instinctively, on a blink, recognize it as a Federation ship.”

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As revealed in Variety 's Star Trek cover story, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will be accessible to the show's target audience of teens and tweens , who are not expected to be experts on Star Trek - " which puts them on the same footing as the students depicted in the show," as noted by Variety. Co-showrunner Noga Landau adds, “ These are kids who’ve never had a red alert before. They never had to operate a transporter or be in a phaser fight.” In a way, Starfleet Academy has similar aims to Netflix's CGI animated Star Trek: Prodigy , which is designed to convert even younger audiences into Star Trek fans.

Tawny Newsome of Star Trek: Lower Decks is also one of the writers of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is targeting a late summer 2024 start of production , and they plan to film season 1's 10 episode order in Toronto for several months. Alex Kurtzman said at SXSW that with post-production and visual effects, Starfleet Academy may not premiere until 2026 on Paramount+. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is certainly going to be an ambitious undertaking, but the goal is to create the next generation of Star Trek fans.

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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3 Release Date & Time on Paramount Plus

By Anubhav Chaudhry

The Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3 release date and time have been revealed. The episode will air on Paramount Plus. Titled “Jinaal,” in this episode of the concluding season, Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery embark on a journey across the galaxy to unveil an ancient power hidden for eons. Along the way, they confront dangerous foes also seeking the coveted prize.

Here’s when the episode is coming out.

When is the Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3 release date and time?

The Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3 release date is April 11, 2024 .

The Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3 release time is:

• 12:00 AM – Pacific Time (PT)
• 3:00 AM – Eastern Time (ET)
• 9:00 AM – British Summer Time (BST)
• 10:00 AM – Central European Time (CET)

Where to watch Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3

Viewers can watch the upcoming episode on Paramount Plus.  

To view Episode 3, you can choose a Paramount Plus subscription through their website. Subscription options available include:

• Paramount Plus Essential plan, priced at $5.99 per month, features streaming with advertisements.
• Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME plan, priced at $11.99 per month, offers ad-free streaming and access to SHOWTIME content.

In Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery, led by Commander Michael Burnham, traverses space, encountering new obstacles and civilizations. Alongside crew members like Saru, Tilly, Stamets, Culber, Adira Tal, Book, and Raynor, they embark on daring missions, testing their bravery and delving into uncharted territories.

The official synopsis for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 reads:

“The fifth and final season finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well … dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.”

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Zoe Saldaña Is Holding Out Hope For 'Star Trek 4'

Gamora may be gone, but the same can't be said for Uhura.

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• Zoe Saldaña still has hope for a Star Trek sequel and believes there is room for multiple projects to coexist in the franchise.
• With Paramount+ expanding the Star Trek universe, the future of Star Trek 4 remains uncertain but possibilities are endless.
• The alternate timeline in Abrams' universe allows for creative storytelling and potential crossovers with Paramount+ characters.

Zoe Saldaña has lent her name to many franchises in her time but still has an appreciation for one in particular. On “The Discourse” podcast, the actor maintained support for the Star Trek sequel that has been in development for some time . The origins of Captain Kirk were rebooted in the 2009 film by J.J. Abrams with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto in the roles of Kirk and Spock. Subsequent films varied in critical reception, but the desire for a fourth film in the franchise has not waned.

“I still have hope,” Saldaña stated, who played Uhura in the reboot films. “I had a wonderful experience through and through and through the three times that I was a part of that team.”

The rise of Paramount+ has paved a path for many Star Trek projects outside of feature films. As Saldaña notes, this could complicate Star Trek 4 , going forward. Must-watch Trek shows such as Strange New Worlds have cast their own versions of Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) and Spock ( Ethan Peck ), as they traverse the stars in the Enterprise. But the Guardians of the Galaxy actor believes there is room for everyone in the Star Trek galaxy.

“I know that they’re always trying to sort of aim to wrangle everybody together, but I also know that Paramount is working on a new sort of fresh take on ‘Star Trek,’ which I think is such a wonderful franchise that should live for a very long time, whether or not us as the original remake cast can come back. I don’t know, but I certainly hope so.”

Star Trek 4 is still up in the air, but there could be a timeline where all Trek projects could co-exist in harmony. Just like the United Federation would want.

'Star Trek 4' Can Still Operate In An Alternate Universe

It has been almost a decade since the third film in the franchise, Star Trek Beyond , premiered. The movie could have been a satisfying conclusion to the series as all the characters come together in unity. The film would also be the final entry for Anton Yelchin , who died at 27 after an auto incident at his home. Preserving without Chekov would undoubtedly be a sad undertaking.

But if the principal actors want to reunite with the great Captain Kirk and honor their former co-star, there are ways to implement that reality. Abrams’ universe has the benefit of operating under an alternate timeline. This decision was a clever way for the new film to be unafraid to disrupt canonical events of the past half-century. With a new timeline, films can make any decision as well as explain the potential absence of Chekov.

This is also how the franchise can operate in conjunction with the Paramount+ universe of characters. And who knows? Maybe more films can make way for a Trek crossover in the future. While viewers wait for news on Stark Trek 4 , they can watch the previous reboot films streaming on Paramount+.

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Star Trek Is Facing A Fanbase Challenge – But There's A Hopeful Future Ahead

One of the more persistent conversations that has buoyed several decades worth of nerd conversations is the old "Star Trek" vs. "Star Wars" saw . Do you, dear reader, prefer stern diplomacy, mechanically inclined stories, ethical dilemmas, and constant reference to classic literature of the Western Canon? Then "Star Trek" is for you. You may, however, prefer fable-like tales of derring-do, heroic space-bound violence, and archetypal myths of good vs. evil. If you like your sci-fi to have an ancient flavor and fantastical elements out of King Arthur, then you may prefer "Star Wars."

Which one is better? The answer, of course, is "Star Trek." But which one is more successful and widespread? Frustratingly, the answer is "Star Wars." "Star Trek" has long been more successful on TV, telling hour-long morality tales and pushing up against low budgets. It was about multiculturalism and equality. "Star Wars," meanwhile, got its mileage from simple tales of violent victory, massive budgets, and enormous event films that make billions. "Star Trek" may contain enormous ideas, but "Star Wars" is merely enormous.

In an interview with Variety , the makers of "Star Trek" also admitted they find themselves facing a new problem. Not only did they have to acknowledge that they'll never be as huge as their sci-fi cousin, but their fan base is aging out. One can indeed haul old actors out of mothballs and use them to appeal to the 40-to-70-year-old fans who watched "Star Trek" for decades — see: most of "Star Trek: Picard" — but that, it seems, isn't gathering a new generation of Trekkies. Younger viewers, it seems, aren't constantly jumping on board with new "Star Trek" shows, no matter how hip or expensive they are.

The Deadly Years

"Star Trek," despite its cultural ubiquity, has always been something of a niche interest. It is a cerebral, technical, philosophical, and intellectual series. Sure, it had more than its share of ridiculous stories (Allamariane, "Spock's Brain," so much pain), but at its heart, it appealed to engineers and lit enthusiasts. "It's not the largest fan base," executive producer Akiva Goldsman told Variety. "It's not 'Star Wars.' It's certainly not Marvel." It never has been, however much Paramount would like it to be.

"Star Trek" had a taste of a younger audience in 2009 when J.J. Abrams rebooted the franchise to feature a younger, sexier cast. Abrams' 2009 film was the most successful movie "Star Trek" had ever seen up to that point, and it seemed for a moment that high-octane action was the future; gone were the nerdier days of diplomatic contemplation. That high-octane mode of thinking bled into subsequent "Trek" TV shows, leading to programs like "Star Trek: Discovery" and "Star Trek: Picard." However, as modern as these shows were, they weren't scooping up a newer audience; it was old-school Trekkies who were tuning in out of curiosity.

This was confirmed by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor and prolific franchise director Jonathan Frakes . Variety asked Frakes how many people have approached him about the new "Star Trek" shows that've released since 2017. His reply was bleak:

"Of the fans who come to talk to me, I would say very, very few. 'Star Trek' fans, as we know, are very, very, very loyal — and not very young."

"Star Trek" needs the youth vote, and that is key to the franchise's future. 

Courting the youth vote

CBS President David Stapf backed up Frakes' statement, saying:

"There's a tried and true 'Trek' fan that is probably going to come to every 'Star Trek,' no matter what it is — and we want to expand the universe."

But how is the franchise going to do that? Its first attempt will be to extend the Kelvin timeline films into a fourth chapter. When "Star Trek Beyond" — the thirteenth "Star Trek" movie and the third in the rebooted Kelvin-Verse — disappointed at the box office, Paramount seemingly put that corner of the franchise to bed.

It appears, however, that the subsequent "Star Trek" TV shows haven't been giant hits either, so, in apparent desperation, more movies are in the works. Steve Yockey ("The Flight Attendant") is currently writing a "final chapter" movie for the Kelvin timeline . Meanwhile, Toby Haynes is attached to direct a separate film that's described as an origin story for the entire "Star Trek" franchise . Haynes might be known to some readers as the director of the "Star Trek" spoof episode of "Black Mirror" titled "USS Callister." Will another Kelvin timeline film draw in a fresh audience? Will either of these films make over $500 million the way the 2009 "Star Trek" movie did (assuming they come to pass)? Only time will tell.

The franchise's primary creatives are also developing a "Star Trek: Discovery" spinoff called "Starfleet Academy," set at the titular sci-fi college where all starship officers graduate. "Academy" will follow a new cast of youthful characters in the 32nd century, and the series has ordered an enormous set to be built, the largest in "Star Trek" history. It will be the second show in "Trek" history to feature a mostly under-20 cast, the first being the animated series "Star Trek: Prodigy."

Shows about young people, for young people

Both of the above ideas, however, are based on a fallacy commonly made by showrunners: that kids only want to see shows about their peers. If "Star Trek" was about younger people, the thinking goes, then younger people will tune in, right? "Star Trek," however, has always been about older characters. Here's my personal (and yes, very specific and opinionated) pitch: The central appeal is that the main characters are mature and well-formed, some of them with unbreakable codes of ethics or command styles they formed many years ago. The franchise is about thoughtful professionals who are good at their jobs, and Trekkies like to see them ply their skills with aplomb. Youthfulness is antithetical to "Star Trek." We don't want to see someone grow up. We want to see them already grown up. This is one thing (among others) that "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" does so well. 

The exception to this is "Prodigy," a series about a group of teens in a distant part of the galaxy unfamiliar with Starfleet. When they find an abandoned Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Protostar, they are introduced to Starfleet ideals for the first time and learn to grow up with principles. Someone needs to tell the franchise's creatives that they already have their "youth" program ... Oh, wait. It was canceled. (Although Netflix tossed it a lifeline .)

I will hereby offer them the solution, free of charge: don't make more "Star Trek," and don't make younger "Star Trek." Make good, serious, cerebral, thoughtful, slow-moving "Star Trek" that appeals to nerdy kids. The ratings will be lower than you want, but I assure you, you'll be creating a new fanbase that will stick around for decades. 

And there will always be nerdy kids. Which means there will always be "Star Trek."

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Zoe Saldana Is Still Holding Out Hope For ‘Star Trek 4’

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It’s time again to continue the cycle on the sequel to 2016’s Star Trek Beyond . Last week it was reported the long-gestating project has yet another writer , and right on queue we have one of the stars of the Kelvin movies weighing in on where Trek goes next on the big screen.

Ready for another wonderful Trek experience

Zoe Saldana is out promoting her new movie Absence of Eden , due in theaters next week. Naturally, she gets questions about some of her iconic roles including playing Nyota Uhura in 3 Star Trek movies. In an interview with The Playlist’s Discourse podcast , the actress remains optimistic about returning to Trek, saying:

“I still have hope. I had a wonderful experience through and through and through the three times that I was a part of that team.”

Saldana’s desire to return to her Star Trek role is in contrast to the MCU. In the same podcast interview, she confirmed she has no intention of returning to the role of Gamora, although she hoped the Guardians of the Galaxy series continued, possibly with Gamora being recast.

Zoe Saldana as Uhura in Star Trek Beyond (Paramount Pictures)

Screenwriter Steve Yockey ( The Flight Attendant ) is reportedly taking on the latest draft of the Beyond sequel.  As reported last week, Paramount has multiple Trek films in development, with a new “franchise origin story” which may be further along than Star Trek 4 . Saldana acknowledged the complicated logistics of bringing the Kelvin crew back together while also launching this new movie:

“I know that they’re always trying to sort of aim to wrangle everybody together, but I also know that Paramount is working on a new sort of fresh take on ‘Star Trek,’ which I think is such a wonderful franchise that should live for a very long time, whether or not us as the original remake cast can come back. I don’t know, but I certainly hope so.”

Unlike the Star Trek 4 project, the origin story movie already has a director ( Andor’s Toby Haynes) and a script (from Seth Grahame-Smith of The Lego Batman Movie ). Reportedly it is on track to start filming by the end of this year. Paramount has yet to put a Star Trek film on their release schedule and 2026 (the 60th anniversary year of Star Trek ) is coming up fast.

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I don’t blame her for wanting to do another, particularly so if it was a pleasant experience with the rest of the cast and crew. Ms. Saldana, like the rest of her castmates, seems pretty clear eyed that they shouldn’t be turning down real work on the possibility there “might” be another Trek movie in their future.

When Simon Pegg chimes in that it’ll be mind blowing, then we’ll know it’s not happening.

I guess trying to line up all those schedules is really making it more difficult than everyone ever thought. 😊

LOL at “When Simon Pegg chimes in that it’ll be mind blowing, then we’ll know it’s not happening,” as that is so true.

She was short changed in Beyond for Bele/Lokais love child

I doubt that would’ve happened in Orci’s ST3

Er……. huh?

Just a little joke..

Reminded me more of CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR makeup … and i’ve never even seen the movie!

He means Jayla.

Aww, nobody remembers the black-and-white cookie? Look to the cookie, Elaine. Look to the cookie.

better hurry, these actors are starting to get gray hair

Lol Pine already had grey hair in Beyond.

Maybe he’ll dye his hair jet black to match Shatner in TMP

And add a BradyHawaiiCurl?

Feel sorry for this cast. They fit their roles perfectly and ST09 was a great reboot. I watched it recently and was actually surprised at how good the movie was. Better than I remembered.

But ST:ID effectively torpedoed this crew’s run. A four-year gap. Ruining Khan (to the point that the fanbase doesn’t even want ST to go there again). Special Khan blood. Tribble experiments. Carol Marcus strip scene for no reason. Third ST film in a row with a big OP villain ship. It was just…bad.

Beyond wasn’t a bad movie, but it could not get the ship back on track. Not sure if a ST4 could do any better. What could they possibly do on the back of these three Kelvin movies, that would bring in at least $400m B.O. (assuming a $150m budget).

A real shame. There was genuinely a lot of potential for the Kelvin timeline after ST09, but it was wasted.

Yep this series had so much potential back then and it was quickly squandered by the second movie by a really horrible script and a four year wait. And by the time they got to the third it really showed how directionless things truly were with the Orci firing and just truly bad marketing with Beyond. Add to the other problem a lot of hardcore fans were put off after STID and new fans had mostly moved on by then that movie’s fate was probably written after that first infamous teaser trailer.

And eight years on it’s all just been a complete waste of time with silly announcements and still no movie in sight.

Originally I really did want at least one more movie with this cast but I have stopped caring long ago. And I suspect a large number of others feels the same way now. I don’t even see the point of trying to make another one since they already stated it will be the last anyway and they want to go another direction with new films back in prime universe. Just put all your money and effort on that since clearly we’re not talking about the MCU here.

It’s been so long, I don’t even know how you would sell another Kelvin movie to a general audience.

It would have to be a stand alone project in that universe.

We’ve been over this many tines but I 100% believe it was the Orci ST3 falling apart is what caved in the film franchise , had we had Shatners return (as OG Kirk), and the canon event shattering plot of the new timeline under threat, and maybe some Klingons & Romulans (and potentially Nero/USS Kelvin cameo stuff tied back to ST09) .then the 3rd film might well have made more BO (the magic 500m?) and we’d be waiting on kelvin ST6 about now

Imo STID wasn’t as damaging as some make out, general audiences actually liked that movie , just some angry hard fans didn’t like the alt universe take on TWOK and ‘white khan’ (bc Benicio Del Toro turned it down so we got the comic book spin off about him getting Die Another Day DNA treatment lol)

You’re right. I believe STID obviously made money, hence the ST: Beyond sequel.

I didn’t have a problem with them bringing back a Kelvin version of Khan at all. Plus, it’s Benedict Cumberbatch, he’s great!

What I didn’t care for is the white-washing and obfuscation of Khan. He was Indian, not a white guy. Like the first film, they had to have a comic book series explain the discrepency.

Also, you add Carol Marcus (now with an English accent and in Starfleet, but you don’t really do anything with her and Kirk, except show that there’s some obvious attraction? Why bother with her then? Just to add sex appeal with Alice Eve in the film? Anyway, Abrams admitted they messed up some of the writing on STID. That said, STID is much better than The Rise of Skywalker. That script had holes galore and I just do not think it was a worthy end at all for the Star Wars Saga. I think they really dropped the ball there and it’s such a shame.

Actually, my biggest problem with STID was when the Enterprise was suddenly going to crash into the Earth. As a mission design guy, that still really bothers me.

We don’t need a trek movie every two years.

I would welcome a quality Trek film every two or three years. Emphasis on the word ‘quality.’ Not a remake, no ‘reimaginings.’ And get away from recasting Kirk and Spock over again. Enough already. Write an original film that respects the past. Do better.

I agree with all of this.

I had the impression that when ST09 failed to hit super blockbuster status, Abrams et al . just sort of saw it as a second tier franchise. Worth doing another one for sure, but not worth putting it on the front burner.

Except it did hit blockbuster status, beating Terminator, XMen and the Da Vinci sequel that summer

The problem is they were probably expecting at least $500 million at the time. Still enough to justify another one but yeah.

Back in 09 400m ww was considered a healthy BO take

But it didn’t make $400 million it made $385 million. I’m not trying to split hairs but it goes to the point it did JUST ENOUGH to keep making them but the hope was the next would do better, MUCH better. It did better but not certainly much better either and with a budget that was $40 million more.

I always go back to Nolan Batman movies. The first one actually did a bit less than the first Kelvin movie did and they both had the same budget. Then TDK came out 3 years later and it literally did a billion dollars and with a budget of $185 million…. five million less than STID.

That’s probably the kind of thing Paramount was hoping would happen with the sequels. Maybe not a billion dollars but you’re certainly not spending that kind of money just to do under a half a billion either.

Transformers first film was also made for $150 million and that made $750 million out of the gate.

That’s the kind of money they were probably hoping to get by the second or third one because that’s the type of money real blockbusters make. $385 million is decent but still nothing you keep making movies for with those budgets.

Im sure Par were rubbing their hands expecting around 600-700m for ID after the glowing response 09 got from moviegoers, fans, critics.. Must’ve been abit dishearting when it ‘just’ did 470m and maybe took the wind out the sails for the big anniversary

It was the lame ‘Beyond’ sequel that torpedoed the Kelvin movies. ST09 and STID did huge business, ST09 is one of the top selling blu rays of all time. Both had lucrative deals for the TV premiers too.

Beyond cost a staggering $200 mill, and it isn’t up on the screen. And, Beyond had lame competition in the form of Ghostbusters. ST09 and STID held their own against tough competition like Terminator Salvation (that franchise hadn’t been ruined yet).

Had Beyonds budget been 100-120 million, it’d be no worries to make another.

I knew something was up with Beyond when my old mates (who really weren’t Trek fans but had seen ST09 and ID at the cinema and were raving about how awesome they were) didn’t bother to go see it.. It was as if they were like meh we’re not bothered now ,(I remember one texting me about how awful the trailer looked in front of Star Wars VII saying it was trying to be like Fast & Furious with rock songs and motorbike stunts!) so yeah Beyond suffered from that terrible initial trailer (in front of the generational event of the real SWs return), and maybe how the next trailer seemed abit inconsequential/looking abit Insurrectiony/for trekkies only, (unlike all the impressive 09/ID trailers that appealed to all movie goers/fans alike),

also that summer each movie seemed disappointing so when ST came out audiences were abit burned out by lame sequels/remakes like XMen, GB, Bourne, Tarzan, ID:R etc (then again even more reason for Beyond to succeed had it been really good, whereas it was just considered another abit meh/for trekkies only). And yes in comparison 09/ID did have lots of tough competition and still did well, ST09 had XMen:Wolverine, Angels&Demons, Terminator 4 (which although was directed by McG and PG13 was the future war movie and starred Christian Bale hot off The Dark Knight!),in fact ST beat them all domestic and worldwide was only beat by A&D. likewise ID had Fast 6, Iron Man 3, Superman, World War Z as competition yet still did well considering

I bought the STID dvd only because I’ve bought all the Trek films. All the while knowing it makes a nice beer coaster.

Joker in a Batman film always give it a boost plus it was heath ledger in a spectacular version of the villain

150 mil or 165 mil budget, need 2.5 to just break even, that puts breakeven over 400, and doesn’t even count advertising, or the considerable cost of holding the finished film over for something like 6 months past its original release date to get it out in summertime. box office numbers don’t mean jack if you spend too much and 09 cost over twice as much as any previous film (tho if you count inflation, it maybe cost less than TMP’s 45 or so mil.)

Numbera IMO you have summarised the handling of the the Kelvin film series post the 09 reboot perfectly. I also thought it a shame that such potential was wasted.

IMO the only way the Kelvin TOS crew comes back for another movie is a Generations 2.0 type movie that reboots the TNG crew into their own movie franchise set in the Kelvin timeline. i’d actually be interested in a Kirk/Picard crossover movie done right / better. Tom Hardy as Kelvin timeline Picard would be my pick….him and Pine would be great together

This only reminds me how weird those Beyond posters made the actors’ faces look. Mannequin on the Move!

They should have one about both Gary Mitchell and Nomad.

It’s been too long, time to move on. This is the longest drought of Star Trek movies in theaters since the first one in 1979 (8 years since Beyond, the previous record was the 7 years between Nemesis in 2002 and JJ’s Trek in 2009). But we did have a lot of Star Trek on P+ since then, so it doesn’t feel so bad.

I am ok with just another re-boot. Perhaps with new characters set during the Romulan Wars or something.

Kelvin crew is the only viable option at this time otherwise your looking at $30-40M for new crew, new ship, new sets setup costs BEFORE you even make the movie! Too much to risk on a reboot!