Star Trek

Star Trek in the News

We've pulled in articles all over the web, as well as those exclusive to Paramount.com and put them in one easy spot for you.

  • July 17, 2009

    This year audiences thrilled at the triumphant voyage of the Starship Enterprise and her young and vibrant crew in movie theaters across the planet--and on November 17, 2009, the world will go where no one has gone before when STAR TREK debuts as a three-disc Blu-ray with digital copy, two-disc DVD with digital copy and a single-disc DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment.

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  • April 22, 2009

    Blasting onto the screen at warp speed and remaining there for two hours, the new and improved Star Trek will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana.

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  • April 1, 2009

    MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band® are joining forces with Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment to celebrate the May 8th theatrical release of the film STAR TREK from director/producer J.J. Abrams. The first-of-its-kind collaboration will fuse together the massive cultural followings of both STAR TREK and the video game phenomenon Rock Band to engage fans with free music, an in-game battle of the bands, and futuristic avatar creation contest.

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  • March 11, 2009

    New Trailer for J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" Breaks All Existing Records with Over 1.8 Million Downloads During First 24 Hours on Apple.com.

    Trailer Also Breaks Weekly Download Record with Over Five Million Downloads Since Exclusive Debut on Apple.com/trailers on March 6th

    Los Angeles, CA March 11, 2009 - The new trailer for J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" had more than 1.8 million downloads during its first 24 hours on Apple.com and has gone on to become the most popular HD download ever on the site with more than five million downloads in its first five days. The trailer made its exclusive debut on Apple.com/trailers on March 6th giving fans a sneak peak of this summer's highly anticipated “Star Trek” for viewing on their Mac or PC, iPhone or iPod with video.

    From J.J. Abrams ("Mission: Impossible III," "Fringe," "Lost" and "Alias"), producer Damon Lindelof and executive producers Bryan Burk and Jeffrey Chernov and screenwriters and executive producers Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman ("TRANSFORMERS," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no one has gone before. "Star Trek" opens nationally on May 8, 2009.

    Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment Present a Bad Robot Production “Star Trek” starring John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams ("Mission Impossible III," "Lost" "Alias"), written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman ("MI: III," "Transformers").

    Based upon "Star Trek" Created by Gene Roddenberry. The film is produced by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. The executive producers are Bryan Burk, Jeffrey Chernov, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The director of photography is Dan Mindel, ASC. The production designer is Scott Chambliss. The film is edited by Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. and Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E. The costume designer is Michael Kaplan. The visual effects & animation are by Industrial Light and Magic. The music is by Michael Giacchino. This film has not yet been rated.

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  • December 12, 2008

    J.J. Abrams' Vision of the Greatest Space Adventure of All Time to Run in Select IMAX Theatres

    LOS ANGELES, CA, December 12, 2008 - Paramount Pictures and IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) today announced that Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams ("Mission: Impossible III", "Lost" and "Alias"), will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009. Star Trek, which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Paramount Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of the film to IMAX theatres worldwide.

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