Should fans be excited about where the franchise is boldly going?
Paramount continued its aggressive moves — on the heels of merging with Skydance last year — by acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery in an unprecedented deal reportedly worth just north of $110 billion. So, what does this mean for Star Trek? Well, according to that recently issued press release, the beloved science fiction franchise remains highly coveted among Paramount/WBD’s “compelling portfolio of IP and content.” An excerpt reads as follows:
“The combined company will own a film library of more than 15,000 titles and thousands of hours of television programming. It will be home to many of the world's most iconic and enduring franchises, including Harry Potter, Mission Impossible, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, the DC Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Star Trek and SpongeBob SquarePants.”
The good news is that Star Trek is now in the hands of and has the financial backing of a global entertainment company that should be able to rival, or at least compete with, the likes of Netflix, Disney, and Sony now. However, will Paramount’s latest acquisition change the game, in terms of the film and streaming Treks already in production and/or development for the future? (Continued on page 2…)