Feb 14, 2008 by The MovieWeb Team

Star Trek Pushed Back to 2009!

Paramount Pictures has recently announced that it plans to push back J.J. Abrams' Star Trek until May 8th, 2009. According to Variety, the studio decided that the sci-fi franchise motion picture had greater potential as a summer release.

DreamWorks' has also announced that the 2008 Ben Stiller summer comedy Tropic Thunder will be moving from July 11 to Aug. 15. Other changes on Paramount Pictures schedule are as follows:

Eddie Murphy 's family picture Nowhereland is moving from Sept. 26, 2008, to June 12, 2009.

Renee Zellweger's horror-thriller Case 39 is moving from Aug. 22, 2008 to April 10, 2009.

David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is moving from Nov. 26, 2008, to Dec. 19, 2008.

An untitled comedy produced by Marlon and Shawn Wayans will be released on Feb. 9, 2009.

Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island will be released Oct. 2, 2009.

Paramount Pictures has not announced any change in any other films they have in production.

Star Trek was released May 8th, 2009 and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (34)

  1. CelluloidDreams

    Damn such a loooooooooong wait for Martin Scorsese's new film!! :O(

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  2. seti73

    ComradeHenson - I can see that scenario...I agree, that could be a possibility.

    Cheers

    4 years agoby @seti73Flag

  3. drexll

    the trek movie is gona rock,when ever its out,have to agree bout the indi trailer,alot more than i expected to see,indi,aliens nuff said...

    4 years agoby @drexllFlag

  4. The Narrator: The Better Man

    i agree wit cowboy here. indi 4 trailer was freakin awesome.

    4 years agoby @narratorFlag

  5. The Narrator: The Better Man

    that a wholelot a films pushed back. wats up??

    4 years agoby @narratorFlag

  6. They call me ITCHY BALLS

    Maybe they will put Shatner in it...now THAT would be KEWL!

    4 years agoby @danbrchFlag

  7. They call me ITCHY BALLS

    Just a snazzy teaser trailer. Speaking of trailers, that's the best I've seen for a "teaser" for the new Indy flick. More than I expected. I hope it was enough for most who complained beforehand. Hahahah.

    4 years agoby @danbrchFlag

  8. They call me ITCHY BALLS

    I bet it had something to do with the writer's strike. Maybe they didn't even have a script yet! Hahahah.

    4 years agoby @danbrchFlag

  9. CelluloidDreams

    Star Trek Pushed Back to 2009...What the f*ck is up with that??! They will move all these good films to other dates & times, But some crap like a Re-Make of "Prom Night" can't be moved!?!?!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  10. Oxxford699

    Good decision by Paramount. It sucks we have to longer then expected to see it, but it will be a bigger box office draw during the summer!!

    4 years agoby @oxxford699Flag

  11. NO NAME

    stupid decision but yet its true what they said it will make more money during the summer

    4 years agoby @007freakFlag

  12. TheEdge76

    Damn, that sucks balls! The wayans bros need to stop making movies.....

    4 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag

  13. Moviemaniack1993

    Dont care if it is ever released. Completely uninterests me to no end. Will never contribute a dime to this franchise.

    4 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag

  14. -comrade-

    Think about this seti173: the teaser comes out, the responses indicate what the fan's expect from the movie, JJ Abrams sees that as an indication of changes he can make, and decides to edit the movie up a little bit, maybe add things, disinclude them, or even lay ground for a sequel/take away indications of a definite sequel.
    Or, most likely, they just want to make more money. Movies released in summer, even bad ones, make exponentially more.

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  15. T.Clark

    I don't care drexll, u gonna bitch at me?

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  16. seti73

    May...June...whatever. May's pretty much Summer in terms of "Summer Releases" no? ;)

    But seriously, the WGA deal could have had some impact here, but with Start Trek, wouldn't the script have been already completed prior to production, which began prior to October 2007?

    Just a thought..

    Cheers

    4 years agoby @seti73Flag

  17. Err

    hmm... i dont feel like checking the calendar, off hand, but im pretty sure may is still spring...

    i like the re-working the script theory (from mavinx), now that the strike is over, that just seems to make sense to me.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  18. seti73

    "Must be fallout from Clover-f*ck hype. Nerds going crazy over the trailer and all that."

    WTF? That makes no sense. If everyone was going crazy (nerds and (non-nerds?) alike) for the trailer, the studio would actually move the picture UP (to Thanksgiving, for example) rather than move it back five months.

    The fact that they're moving it to a summer release date, IF ANYTHING means the initial reaction from the trailer or publicity was luke-warm..

    4 years agoby @seti73Flag

  19. MaViNx

    I call bullsh*t on the 'summer potential' as the reason. Obviously all these scripts sucked and needed some work which can now be done since the strike is over.

    I've never seen a Star Trek episode, but I'll keep waiting for this movie.

    4 years agoby @mavinxFlag

  20. HLeRennet

    My guess is Paramount realized they had no "tentpole" movie for 2009 and thus the change.

    4 years agoby @hlerennettFlag

  21. drexll

    er,space101 if you dont care,why comment?.read about stuff you do care about...

    4 years agoby @drexllFlag

  22. ed_wood

    Its a summer movie, makes more sense to be bumped.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  23. Marcusx

    damn it

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  24. NateMAN

    Oh well. Hopefully those 5 extra month will help them make it a better movie, 'cause right now I'm not convinced it's going to be any good at all.
    Then again I felt the same way about "Indy 4" and I just saw the new trailer, so now I can't wait to see it!

    David Fincher is making a film called "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"? What kind of title is that? Sound like some kind of lame kids movie or the cousin to Peter Cottontail.

    4 years agoby @natemanFlag

  25. Space101

    Don't care..never did...

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  26. -comrade-

    Christmas to next summer? That's kind of a big jump. Must be fallout from Clover-f*ck hype. Nerds going crazy over the trailer and all that.

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  27. strangeillusions

    If it were coming out next week and then all of a sudden got moved to 2009 I would be pissed but both dates are a long ways off so no big deal...Seems a better fit for a summer release anyway...

    4 years agoby @strangeillusionsFlag

  28. The Kwisatz Haderach

    damn that sucks

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  29. Tronticon

    Ohh mannnnnn.. this does suck!!!

    But if this means Star Trek is gonna me better than we think and make more money... then I'm all for it!!!

    4 years agoby @tronticonFlag

  30. raw_bhl

    BASTARDS, C*NT MOTHERF*CKERS!!!! But i'm the same as the comment bellow, note to the GF, star trek for my bday. God i was really looking forward to this to.

    4 years agoby @raw-bhlFlag

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