The second of the three Axanar shoots is set for Atlanta in January! To date, the Axanar project has raised more than $1 million in crowdfunding on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. [11], Guardian Liberty Voice wrote "The acting is superb, including appealing performances from Gary Graham as a Vulcan ambassador, Richard Hatch as the sweet-eyed Klingon General Kharn and the magnetic Kate Vernon as Starfleet Captain Sonya Alexander," and praised the film, writing "Prelude to Axanar is of the highest Hollywood-style production quality and a must-see for any devotee of the franchise. The Axanar Calendar 2021 features the amazing digital artwork of Brendon Goodyear, who has put the USS Ares in famous TOS scenes! Prelude to Axanar (working title: Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar, and long title: The Four Years War Part III: Prelude to Axanar) is a 2014 fan-made short film, directed by Christian Gossett and written by Gossett and Alec Peters. "[8], Entertainment News International drew the conclusion that "Axanar is a ground breaking independent film that proves the idea that a studio doesn't need to spend millions of dollars to produce a feature quality production. Disney announces new Indiana Jones movie with Harrison Ford. Crowdfunded to the tune of over $1 million, the creators of the would-be film were sued by CBS and Paramount, the rightsholders to the Star Trek franchise, which previously had . CBS, not wanting to deal with suing its biggest fans for the two years it would take for the appeal to get to the 9th Circuit, approached us to settle the lawsuit. "[12][bettersourceneeded][bettersourceneeded], Home Media Magazine shared "the films high production values, cinema-quality special effects and the involvement of actors from the canonical Star Trek series elevates Prelude to Axanar beyond the status of a mere fan film. Will the cast of PRELUDE TO AXANAR reprise their roles in the AXANAR feature? (exclamation point included). "[13], Author David Gerrold, writer of The Trouble with Tribbles and contributor to both the original Star Trek series and Star Trek: The Next Generation, after reading the Axanar script for the first time, stated "This is Star Trek." The short, set to be shot in April is a historical look at the battle of Axanar, filmed like a History Channel special. If you are interested in learning more, you can read our FAQ or check out our production's Facebook page. To counter the Ares cruisers, the Klingons order the construction of a newer and more advanced battlecruiser, the D7, that would restore the Klingons' technical and military advantage. Just search for Axanar Fan Group using the Facebook interface, or click here and well pop right up. On June 28, however, Graham said no deal for him to appear in the Axanar shorts had yet been struck. I cant wait until the next release. Axanar released their own statement on the matter, saying that "since the beginning of the lawsuit, over a year ago, we have expressed our desire to address the concerns of the studios, . We chatted about taking one of the bridge scenes from my alt- Axanar script and turning it into a short Axanar comic book story. Mastodon: https://qoto.org/@howellspace. Now that Prelude has been released (with 90,000 viewings in its first five days), a larger Kickstarter campaign will follow to fund the full-length Axanar. As to the other actors, no deals are in place, so casting could still change due to scheduling conflicts or other reasons. Until now, CBS and Paramount have tolerated fan productions including Star Trek: New . Both productions were funded on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, raising more than. 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Every once in a while, fandom is beset upon by a series of somewhat aggressive arguments about the function of accuracy in film/tv adaptations. That was more than CBS could allow. The first Axanar release was fantastic! Steve Inhat portrayed Garth of Izar in the TOS episode Whom Gods Destroy. Axanar used their fundraiser money to build up a studio infrastructre to be also used on other productions and ran merch store with stuff using proprietary logos and designs. Meanwhile, Axanar continues accepting direct donations on its website. This is a one day conference I, Here at Axanar and Ares Studios, we use Mad Mimi, a powerful email list management, PERK SHIPPING: We started shipping perks from the 2014 Axanar Kickstarter and the 2015 Axanar, SHIPPING THIS COMING MONTH: We started shipping perks from the 2014 Axanar Kickstarter and the, WARNING THIS BLOG IS RAUNCHY! Please watch our December production video Update! ( This whole Axanar adventure almost seems like a Star Trek plot full of surprises, disasters, and noble goals!). After this is accomplished, we will close down Axanar Productions, which was the production company set up to make Axanar. Gods speed on your labors. This decision granted Axanar the chance to appeal any verdict to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. This wall calendar is 8.5 x 11, full color and features 12 amazing images. There will be stretch goals at $660,000, $ 990,000 and $1,320,000, with each stretch goal meaning another epsiode. Yet, Peters began talking about these guidelines only after the lawsuit and after it became known that CBS were going to set their guidelines - Peters was trying to influence the final form of the CBS guidelines. "Axanar" is "the story of Garth and his crew during the Four Years War, the war with the Klingon Empire that almost tore the Federation apart, and whose resolution solidified the Federation and allowed it to become the entity we know in Kirk's time," the website reads. Wishing you well in the shoots. (But no nudity!) "Long have we watched the scourge of humanity spreading through space, daring to encroach upon our birthright," yells the voice in the trailer (most likely actor Richard Hatch, who has been cast as Klingon Supreme Commander Kharn). [4][7] Available through the Axanar Productions YouTube page, the Prelude to Axanar film includes subtitles in eight languages: French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Czech and Portuguese, as well as both American and British English.[18]. Follow Elizabeth Howell@howellspace. To keep fans' interest in Axanar alive, Peters has claimed the Star Trek alumni actors who appeared in Prelude would return, stating as recently as June 25 that actors Gary Graham and J.G. This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. Even if I cant be on set. In November, 2021, JG Hertzler (Sam Travis) shot his scenes in a one day shoot that included 2 other actors. Original article onSpace.com. #Axanar #StarTrek #StarTrekFanFilmsAll of this work was completed between August through December of 2015 by myself, Robert Meyer Burnett, and Tobias Richter. Keep up the great work cant wait to see the end result. Axanar is beloved by Star Trek fans who want to see something new and innovative, yet which honors the Star Trek they grew up on. Abrams said he pushed the studio to stop the lawsuit, because "we realized this is not the appropriate way to deal with the fans. The movie will be released in four episodes, following the act structure of the script, and is set for release sometime in early 2016. Daniel, we are still working on a Jewish Space Laser pilot! Axanar Animal Rescue saves puppies and cats for Xmas! 485 talking about this. To recap the Axanar lawsuit, Axanar is a Star Trek -based fan film that was intended as a prequel to the events of the original Star Trek TV series. This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, a Bachelor of Journalism from Canada's Carleton University and (soon) a Bachelor of History from Athabasca University. After AXANAR, will Axanar Productions still remain as an operating business? The narrative concludes shortly before the battle at Axanar, when the first three D7s enter the war, leaving the audience to wonder what actually happened in the battle itself. "We hope that the lawsuit will be resolved before the need to file any further motions with the court.". The episode was called "Errand of Mercy" (which first aired in March 1967, during the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union). They dont care what resolution it is. Team Axanar Axanart Haters get Banned from Trekkers Against Bullying After lobbying CBS for 4 years for fan film guidelines, Alec Peters asked Liz Kalodner, the SVP of licensing for CBS, whom he had met with previously, for a meeting at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in August, 2015. NR 21 min Jul 26th, 2014 War, Science Fiction. If so, what will it do? The film boasts an impressive cast and crew . [20] The cast was planned to include Richard Hatch as Kharn the Undying (Klingon supreme commander); J. G. Hertzler as Admiral Samuel Travis (Captain of the USS Hercules); Gary Graham as Soval (Vulcan Ambassador to the Federation); and Kate Vernon as Captain Sonya Alexander (Captain of the USS Ajax). And 4K sounds awesome! This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. The 20-minute run time of Prelude to . On January 5, 2017, U.S. District Court judge R. Gary Klausner rejected various motions by both parties, setting the stage for a civil trial on the matter to go forward on January 31. Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. The feature-length film, simply called Axanar, was supposed to debut in 2016. At a fan event in May for the upcoming movie "Star Trek Beyond," Abrams - who directed the 2009 "Star Trek" big-screen reboot and its 2013 sequel and is producing the new Justin Lin-directed film -. Jana Monji of RogerEbert.com spoke during the film's private red carpet screening at the Horton Plaza UA Cinema prior to its debut at San Diego's Comic-Con, and offered that involvement of known acting talent dedicated to the genre and to Prelude to Axanar might increase Star Trek fan influence at such events. Oh, and losing shots and footage sucks. Depending of course of funding, building the sets, casting the rest of the actors, and post-production. After producing Prelude to Axanar, we began work on creating a full length movie of Axanar, but unfortunately, CBS and Paramount found what we were doing too good (yes they said that) and they sued Axanar Productions. Why did CBS and Axanar settle the lawsuit? Axanar and Peters have also agreed to make "substantial" alterations to the final version of Axanar before any release, and to ensure that any future fan films produced by the company "will . Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday. They released all the songs In an album which number one on iTunes in the pop category and won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album before they even performed it live. Back in November of 2021, the first, Axanar had its second of three planned shoots this past weekend and it was a. For the hard core geeks among you, there will be a whole fleet of new ships you have never seen before. Ramirez oversees the creation of the Ares-class cruisers, Starfleet's first warships, to counter the Klingons' mainstay, the D6 battlecruiser. [2] The film's makeup was by Kevin Haney, sound design was by Frank Serafine,[11] and visual effects were the work of Tobias Richter[10] and Tommy Kraft. A panel from the Axanar comic "Stardate 2245.1" Skip ahead to 2018, and Axafan TREY McELWAIN began releasing his Axanar Comics short stories. Izar is the "legendary Starfleet captain who is Captain Kirk's hero and the role model for a generation of Starfleet officers. Now they are performing at very . According to the Axanar blog, a trial date is set for Jan. 31, 2017. This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. In 2015, Axanar released their "Vulcan Scene." Become a patron Be sure to join that group and stay abreast of the latest information! Below you will find a growing list of answers to some of the many questions that were routinely asked, but you will find the most comprehensive answers in our official FAQ/Q&A threads on the Axanar Fan Group on Facebook. [1] [2] Funded through Kickstarter, production sought $10,000 in funding, but raised $101,000. Renegades, however, had recently announced they were planning to do 12 half-hour Star Trek webisodes per year (each year would be a season, they said), and CBS just couldnt allow thatespecially with Tim Russ playing Tuvok and other Star Trek alumni scheduled to reprise their roles (like Walter Koenig as Chekov and Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, Robert Beltran as Chakotay, Aron Eisenberg as Nog, Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko, Hannah Hatae as Molly OBrien, Richard Herd as Admiral Paris, Robert Picardo as Lewis Zimmermanand a few more Im forgetting). After all, compliments, I first discoveredSTAR REKTback in 2021 when someone posted to Facebook a link to aStar, Back in 1980, Paramount Pictures released a farcical feature film calledAirplane! You just dont get the benefits of 4K while still being able to watch it. Your TV automatically shows the best resolution it can. Van Citters appeared on the hour-long program, Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast, which was released June 28, to explain the studios' intent behind the guidelines, why they're guidelines instead of rules and to clarify some of the guidelines' specific restrictions regarding run-times, audio dramas, props and costumes. So in March of 2014 Alec raised $101,000 on Kickstarter, assembled a team of Hollywood professionals, hired well known Star Trek actors, and produced Prelude to Axanar, a short film that went on to win 46 film festival awards world-wide. Axanar has raised about $104,000 since the Indiegogo effort changed to an ongoing campaign on August 11, 2015. In the trial, the judge made a poor legal ruling, denying a Fair Use argument to Axanar. [20] The original plan was to raise financing "in chunks", with the initial Kickstarter to raise enough money to obtain a warehouse, convert it to a sound stage and build sets. Prelude to Axanar was a two-day shoot with actors sitting (for the most part) in front of a green screen. Live long and prosper! You will get to see the Enterprise being built in Space Dock, and find out how the introduction of Richard Daystroms Duotroics affected Starfleet ships. Alec Peters is actually planning to release Axanar bloopers on the Special Edition DVD that will be distributed to donors after the trilogy is completed. Guys !!! Been with you guys since forever it seems like. [24], On December 29, 2015, CBS and Paramount Pictures filed a copyright lawsuit seeking damages in the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the Axanar works infringed their rights by making use of the Klingon language and "innumerable copyrighted elements of Star Trek, including its settings, characters, species, and themes". Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Team Axanar, Over the years, a number of lies about Axanar have been promoted by a small. So if you have standard HD, your TV will show it in standard HD. Prior to 2016, the Star Trek rights holders, primarily Paramount Studios, had generally allowed fan-made projects to move forward just "as long as they agreed not to sell anythingincluding tickets, merchandise, or copies of the finished film or series. She was contributing writer for Space.com (opens in new tab) for 10 years before joining full-time, freelancing since 2012. Sounds good . With over 4 million views on YouTube and an unheard of 99% thumbs up rating, Axanar has shown that there is a huge appetite for Star Trek that honors canon, is original, and yet professionally made. After the fan-made production raised $600,000 on Kickstarter and was planned to be released in 2016, production was halted after CBS and Paramount Pictures filed suit in California in December. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. On Tuesday, August 24th, the Axanar production team had a virtual meeting and discussed the plan to finish principal photography of Axanar. Prelude to Axanar will debut at Comic-Con on the evening of the 26th. We are planning a 3 day shoot in Los Angeles and a final one day shoot in Atlanta this year, and then we are off to post-production! The next two episodes of The Four Years War has begun shooting! . While that series is scheduled to debut in May of 2017, in the event that the debut changes from May 2017, Defendants will not release the Permitted Axanar Segments within three (3) months before one (1) month after the release of the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery, as long as there is a public announcement about the change to the release Prelude to Axanar will tell answer these questions, giving you an insight into what lead up to the final battle. . Production Update - Axanar to be Released in 4K! Oh, man! AXANAR DELUXE BLU-RAY SET. Not only were we preparing for a, The First Duty of Starfleet is to the truth - Addressing the Lies of Robert, Today I am at ShipStation University in Atlanta. 5 May 1997 - Original airing of DS9: "Children of Time". CBS sued and established rules for fan films that also meant the end for a whole lot of beloved fan film projects like Star Trek Continues or Star Trek New Voyages. We will do reshoots in Nov./Dec. The Klingons, who did not consider the Federation to be a worthy adversary, maintained the initiative for the first six months of the war, with a number of victories under the leadership of their supreme commander, Kharn. The pandemic had pushed things back for a good year and half. Garth charted more planets than any other captain and was the hero of the Battle of Axanar. Each character will give a different view of the war . And if you just want to spread the word on Facebook and Twitter, or at the local conventions, join us at the Axanar Fan Group on Facebook. A statement from Axanar added that further details would be released privately to cast, crew and donors of the production. ", is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. We are celebrating 2021 as the year we will finally release Axanar! This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. The discussion about the proposal to CBS was happening in a private Facebook group and it was agreed that the proposal to CBS would not include crowdfunding ban, while this ban would be a crucial part of CBS guidelines. Axanar, on the other hand, was envisioned as a narrative film requiring sets to be built, a larger cast and a larger number of professionals involved in everything from music to visual effects to editing and post production. Annalee Newitz - Mar 15, 2016 9:17 pm UTC Axanar Productions relies on outside contractors to provide the visual effects (VFX) for AXANAR. Alec was able to retain the services of Winston & Strawn, one of the top IP litigation firms in the US to represent Axanar pro-bono, and after a grueling 13 months of litigation, CBS and Paramount finally settled, allowing two more episodes of Axanar to be made. (But no nudity!) Theories on why Axanar is different range from timing (CBS has just announced another new Star Trek television show to begin airing in 2017, and Paramount has the next reboot movie coming out in summer 2016) to money (the crowdfunded Axanar raised an unprecedented $1 million for production online) to quality ( Axanar is using professionals to If we raise the entire $1,320,000, then we will have what we need to make all of Axanar. CBS told us, We will not tell you what you can do, and we will not tell you what you cant do, but we will tell you when you cross the line.. But then came around Axanar productions who wanted to make big bucks with Star Trek fan films and that changed and a lawsuit followed. 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