Well, for all of you who saw the new Star Trek teaser trailer and started counting down to the December 2008 release date, I’ve got bad news for you. Paramount has just announced that they’re pushing the film’s release date back 5 months to May 8th 2009.
Variety gives us this:
Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic’s gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole. Move was part of a major reshuffling to the studio’s release calendar, as well as to DreamWorks’ release sked. A second key change: DreamWorks’ 2008 Ben Stiller summer comedy “Tropic Thunder” is moving from July 11 to Aug. 15.
Films get moved around now and again, but nearly half a year off the date they already announced and put a trailer out for? All I can figure is that they must want some re-writes. I do agree that Star Trek as an early summer release has the potential to make more money than it does in December… but not by that much. Let’s face it, The Lord of the Rings films always did pretty well in that time slot.
Oh well, instead of 10 months away, we’re now 1 year and 3 months away.
MAKE A VOYAGER MOVIE!! NO MORE KIRK OR PICARD!!
I think they should make an all new star trek like new crew and its like before star trek enterprise before nx was even made and if it was good they make it a tv show
They did not change the teaser all they changed was the date if u buy cloverfield in the previews it shows the same teaser but at the end it says summer 2009
A new star trek movie with Deep Space Nine or Next Generation or Voyager crew would have much and much better!!! PLEASE NO MORE STUUFF FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIES
Imagine sitting in theater and getting thrust straight into an intense battle without explanation. We see a Constellation class starship getting pummeled mercilessly by 3 Klingon battle cruisers. We all immediately recognize what’s happening, but we don’t KNOW what’s happening. We’re introduced to the face of young Kirk in the midst of an exciting crisis. The bridge is burning. Stations reporting depleted weapons, failed systems and casualties all over the ship. Someone makes it clear that we’re seeing for the first time a young James Kirk struggling with what seems to be a completely lost situation. WTF?! Then something happens that shouldn’t, something that may or may not make sense, may or may not be obviously convenient that suddenly inexplicably gives our heroes an edge and a new hope. Kirk happily, knowingly, smugly exploits it and triumphantly deals the unsuspecting Klingons their explosive, fiery fate. (Use your imagination!) Afterward it’s revealed and everyone that knows the Kobiyashi Maru element from Khan will realize that they just watched that famous ‘last test’ that we’ve only been TOLD about years ago. The scene is suppose to be like the beginning of Khan (only MUCH better made) but we don’t know that until afterward. This is an opportunity to show us what happened and make it a lot of fun revealing it. It would be an intense, ass-kicking way to open the movie.
@ Randy S:
If they did have such a scene, which isn’t needed, if they did it ‘right’, Randy, then all it still would be is how Kirk beat a training simulation after facing the Kobiyashi Maru no-win situation several times and losing.
Why isn’t it needed? It was the opening for Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan and it was discussed well in that outstanding sequel.
This movie desperately needs to open straight into a full-on state of the art CG battle with young Kirk and crew getting blasted into submission by three Klingon battle cruisers, then to have Kirk turn the tables against all odds and fly away leaving the Klingons in flames. How did Kirk manage to save the day? Because HE CHEATED. If they don’t do this right at the beginning of the movie they will be throwing away a golden opportunity for a stellar mind-blowing, attention-grabbing start to the movie. Will they? Anyone wanna bet on it?
I hope this stalled release bodes well for Trek. I’m not a fan of Abrams and the leaks that have taken place haven’t pushed me any closer to being a new fan. The whole time plot issue again! How many Treks can we see with time as the main plot line? Kirk being a womanizer instead of a Star Fleet hotshot…couldn’t he be both?
I love reboots (Look at BSG, Nolan’s Batman) when they are done right but…I don’t know, this whole move the date things leaves me rather suspicious. And it doesn’t help that I am not a huge fan of Abrams…
Please god let this movie be good…if not the Trek franchise can officially be called dead…at least for the next decade or more.
lol. oh god more star trek timeline junk.
The Writer’s Strike may in fact be the main factor. With production slowed/stopped for the last 3 months perhaps they found themselves without a tent pole film that would be ready for release in Summer 2009. Sci-Fi/Action Adventure films have far more potential for profit in Summer. If they were lacking a project for that release period it makes perfect sense to move the date.
I’m just stunned by this move. This never seems to happen to blockbusters today (especially once the release date is on the poster and the teaser trailer) but here it is.
But (and call me cynical), the writers go back to work and this they announce this, and it’s supposed to be coincidence? I don’t think so. But it’s all good if it helps make the film the best it can be. Fox could learn a thing or two from Paramount.
i dont mind the move as long as it leads to a better overall product, now that they have plenty of time to make any changes or enhancements to the film there can be no excuse for a piss-poor movie.
I second JoJo above. Just because the date is changed does not mean rewrites or reshoots. It does, however, give the production a bit more leeway in tweaking any CGI FX that they might have, and more time to build up promotion. John mentions ‘the trailer’ Ummmmm doesn’t he mean the teaser trailer?
Just as long as they soon re-edit or make a new teaser trailer with a new date. Ever been to the movies and you see the trailer for a film you were eager to see a year and a half ago but the studio kept postponing the release date and the same studio still has the old date in that trailer? (Looking @ you, Miramax, dragging your toes on Killshot) When I take note of that, I get this…uneasy feeling…
The good:
1. This will give J. J. Abrams a chance to change some of the dialog that he wanted to change a couple months back, but couldn’t.
2. There was news that several well known actors (some not so well known) would be doing cameos in the film (i.e. Tom Cruise, Chris Doohan respectively)
. Maybe now they’ll get a line or two.
The Bad:
We have to wait until next year!!!! Damn
They’re not going re-writes and they’re not doing re-shoots. That has nothing to do with why the film was moved.
This sucks big time!! :/
Damnit! This sucks but I suppose if they’re going to do some re-writes and re-shoots it will probably benefit the movie.
The posters over at Trekmovie.com are going to shit their pants over this!
I suppose they’re gonna have to write Santa Claus out of the script then.