BREAKING: 'Star Trek' Pushed to 2009

by Erik Davis Feb 13th 2008 // 9:32PM

Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Distribution, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels

Is this breaking news? I don't know. Variety thinks it's breaking news, so I guess it's breaking news -- but, to me, breaking news would be, "Star Trek Not Happening Because J.J. Abrams Crapped Himself and Hates Life." Star Trek's release date being pushed back to May 8, 2009, from December 25, 2008? News, definitely. Breaking news? Not so much. Why the move? Some feel the film has more box office potential in May than in December (which I certainly believe, to some degree), but I'd bet the cattle ranch J.J. wanted to fine-tune that script a bit now that the writer's strike is over, and he'd like that much more time to do so. We know he had problems with the script they're shooting with now; minor problems, probably, but I could see him wanting to change it up now that he's able to.

Anyway, yeah, Star Trek will now arrive in theaters on May 8, 2009. Its competition will come from X-Men Origins: Wolverine (due out May 1, 2009) and Angels & Demons (due out May 19, 2009). Also of note, Variety says Dreamworks pushed the Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller comedy) release date back to August 15 from July 11. What do you think about the release date shift? Does it mean a whole lot to have those extra few months?

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Tags: cinematical, j.j. abrams, star trek, star trek release date, StarTrekReleaseDate

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

2-14-2008 @ 9:59AM

karen Caparelli said...

Wow!!! This is harsh. I didn't want to wait until Chritmas, and NOW ITS 2009!!!

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

3-22-2008 @ 6:19PM

nathan said...

I still think it will be a gem.

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