Star Trek is coming up on a very important anniversary next year, celebrating sixty years since Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek: The Original Series. And there should be something to commemorate that achievement, specifically a theatrical release.
In 2016, when Star Trek turned fifty, Star Trek Beyond released. Though there wasn't a major release or announcement in 2006 for the franchise's 40th, this very well could be the last decade of celebration some of the major stars from Star Trek will see. And that's what makes it so important.
There has been talk about Paramount+ releasing a streaming movie every two years; however, the dismal reception of Section 31 may have eliminated that possibility. Even so, a streaming movie doesn't have quite the same pizzazz that one releasing in a cinema would have. But with Star Trek 4 still in limbo, as it has been for almost ten years, the only theatrical release that could possibly still make it to the big screen would be the untitled Star Trek origins movie.
The last bit of news we had about Toby Haynes' Origins' movie was back in November when Trekmovie reported, based on the Puck Newsletter, that the script had been completed, and it was headed toward a greenlight with the possibility of filming starting in the first half of this year. The Film and Television Industry Alliance's production list does show the movie in pre-production with a shoot date of December 31, 2024. But we know that didn't happen. And the list was last updated on September 30, 2024. So it seems this movie has hit a stumbling block as well.
It will be a shame if the 60th anniversary of Star Trek isn't celebrated with the release of a spectacular movie that brings the fans all together again. This is an important milestone, and the time is growing shorter for a big budget film to be ready in time for the anniversary.