In addition to the film, the actors will be recording the audiobook of the full twohour script. The axanar production has not been without controversy. Prelude to axanar is a 2014 american fan made short film, directed by christian gossett and written by christian gossett. Major news concerning the star trek fan film axanar. Prelude to axanar full film 1080p october 21, 2014 by admin. Its not too late to help make the feature film happen though.
As it was originally envisioned, axanar was to be a fulllength movie while prelude to axanar is a mockumentary. I am now very intrigued to see the full film theyre working on. This 21minute short film, prelude to axanar, premiered saturday, july 26th, 2014, at san diego comic con, and features richard hatch, tony. Star trek fanmade film axanar eyes production in atlanta this. There was also good news about the new studio itself, which was christened owc studios when the multimilliondollar other world computing owc digital, which had supplied editing hardware and software for prelude to axanar, became an official corporate sponsor for the studio, providing financial resources that will help the new studio get onto its feet and establish itself in the rapidly. Cbsparamount sues to stop axanar page 95 the trek bbs. The bluray includes the complete prelude to axanar short film 21 minutes in 1. All these patches are available on the ares studios store. This website, the promotion thereof andor any exhibition of.
The state of axanar at a recent con, owc studios head alec peters stated prelude to axanar proved the hollywood model is broken. Prelude to axanar is a short film that will lead into, and act as a primer to, the feature length axanar. Apr 23, 2015 the bluray includes the complete prelude to axanar short film 21 minutes in 1. Of gods and men official complete film by atomic network. Both later departed the project, citing accountability concerns about producer alec peters. Sep 04, 2015 excitement for the project soared upon the release of last years prelude to axanar, a 21 minute short film, presented as a history channelstyle retelling of the events preceding axanar, complete with interviews and reenactments. Just weeks after a us district court judge rejected the claims of fair use from the producers of the star trek fan film axanar, paramount and.
Taking place 21 years before the original series, axanar promises to be a return to the roots of star trek, focusing on exploration of both space and humanity with the four years war as its backdrop. The tale of the battle of axanar and how the federation defeated the klingon empire. Star trek kickstarter film prelude to axanar jana monji july 29, 2014. Axanar, studios settle star trek copyright infringement lawsuit. Without their generous and ongoing contributions, the project wouldnt exist. Prelude to axanar is a 2014 fanmade short film, directed by christian gossett and written by gossett and alec peters. Star trek axanar prelude to axanar full film official. Prelude to axanar by axanar productions kickstarter. Our story factchecks that and other claims, along with production news for axanar lite.
Axanar has settled its lawsuit with paramount over its star trek fan film. Axanar picks up where prelude to axanar left off, with the new klingon battlecruiser, the d7 class, turning the tide of the war, and a frantic starfleet scrambling to find some way to end the conflict. They never actually said who they fought on axanar so the makers of this film are taking huge liberties because this is during the huge gap in the timeline between the end of enterprise and. The short is a historical look at the battle of axanar, filmed like a history channel special. Star trek axanar prelude to axanar full film official video. Ares studios is proud to handle sales of all the patches previously available only through axanar productions crowd funding campaigns. Jan 21, 2017 axanar productions made a 20minute movie called prelude to axanar that was posted on youtube in 2014 and was meant to be a springboard to a 90minute movie called axanar. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by cbs studios inc. Axanar looked less like a benign fan film and more like competition. Axanar tells the story of garth of izar, introduced as captain kirks hero, a legendary starship commander whose victory at axanar was required reading at the academy the film, originally scheduled to go into production in 2016, tells the story of the four years war with the klingon empire, which the united federation of planets nearly lost. The entire axanar project, from prelude to axanar itself and beyond, is entirely driven by our donors.
Sep 16, 2014 prelude to axanar premiered at san diego comiccon, and for its kickstarter backers, the premiere was well worth the wait. Apr 19, 2020 before we get started today, i wanted to say a big word of congratulations to my fellow team axanar members and friends, who won the geekie award last night in l. Star trek fan film axanar to start filming again in october daily. Ive enjoyed a few of those fan productions you see around, but this is next level stuff. Garth, the legendary starfleet captain, and his crew during the four years war with the klingon empire. Very cool to see soval and i love that there are multiple bsg alums in this kate vernon ftw.
The new star trek 3 release date is set for july of 2016, but indie filmmakers are treating trekkies to a film which covers the events of the battle of axanar, a clash between the federation and the klingons which occurred 21 years before the events depicted in the. Each character will give a different view of the war with the klingons leading up to the final confrontation that will be chronicled in. This short fanfilm really sets the new standard in fan filmmaking with a slick production filled with cg and excellent performances from wellknown sciencefiction actors. Aug 03, 2014 prelude to axanar s visual effects are simply the best ive seen of any fan production and thats saying something, considering how good theyve been in productions like the aforementioned phase ii.
Tony todd in prelude to axanar 2014 gary graham in prelude to axanar 2014 richard. This 21minute short film, prelude to axanar, premiered saturday, july 26th, 2014, at san diego comic con, and features richard hatch, tony todd, kate vernon, jg hertzler and gary graham gary. Prelude to axanar 2014 directed by christian gossett. While most seem willing to accept the idea of a reboot given how the universe was handled, the often plot hole ridden scripts with a focus on action over substance have caused eyebrows to be raised.
Speaking as just a fan, my original thought was that the axanar movie would be a good thing and my expectations were high, the actions of peters iswas a complete separate issue. First look at axanar, the star trek war movie weve waited. New star trek movie axanar sets release date for 2016. Prelude to axanar 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Before we get started today, i wanted to say a big word of congratulations to my fellow team axanar members and friends, who won the geekie award last night in l. Jg hurtzler and tony todd play federation officers in this film however they have both played klingons in previous star trek series. Axanar productions made a 20minute movie called prelude to axanar that was posted on youtube in 2014 and was meant to be a springboard to a 90minute movie called axanar. Garths audacious battle plan is the course the federation decides to bet on. Star trek actor tony todd left and prelude to axanar director christian gossett appear in a monitor on set during preludes production in 2014. Prelude to axanar was a twoday shoot with actors sitting for the most part in front of a green screen. Star trek copyright settlement allows fan film to proceed. Feb 25, 2018 watch prelude to axanar lennox44 on dailymotion. Figures from both sides discuss how the war began, how the klingons were better prepared for war, how the federation built their starfleet, and how the war was fought from both the federation and klingon views.
A youll appear on the daily call sheet, and learn the business of making not only an independent film, but independent star trek. Set in an alternative universe to star trek 3, a new star trek movie, called axanar, is readying to start filming in january. Identifier preludetoaxanar scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Axanar productions, the production company owned by alec peters that plans on producing the fledgling fan film axanar, responded to a infringement lawsuit brought by cbs and paramount. Prelude to axanar 2014 changes the movie database tmdb. The triangle 2005 full movie part 1 by movie central. Captain garth, according to lore, is one of captain james t. The reality is i now expect any final short film to come out from axanar to be a complete let downwhich after the optimism prelude gave me, that is now a bad thing. Hertzler and gary graham will star in the episodes. Hertzler, gary graham, robert hayes, kim fitzgerald.
Aug 07, 2017 back in 2014, axanar productions released a short 20minute film called prelude to axanar, in which retired starfleet leaders talk about their experiences in the four years war, a war between the. Prelude to axanar is the award winning short film that is unlike anything you have seen from a star trek fan film. Nov 18, 2019 ares studios is proud to handle sales of all the patches previously available only through axanar productions crowd funding campaigns. Prelude to axanar is a complete movie unto itself, but serves as an introduction to a more ambitious project.
This article is about the short film, not the feature length film star trek axanar. The completed 21 minute short film had a private red carpet premiere july 26, 2014 at san diegos horton plaza ua cinema and its public debut screening at the 2014 comiccon. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by. Axanar is a web feature that is the story of garth of izar and the battle of axanar, one of the pivotal events in the history of the federation. Paramount sues makers of axanar movie for copyright. Prelude to axanar released a threeminute teasertrailer on june 11, 2014. Set in the star trek universe, the film stars kate vernon, tony todd.
Sep, 2017 there was also good news about the new studio itself, which was christened owc studios when the multimilliondollar other world computing owc digital, which had supplied editing hardware and software for prelude to axanar, became an official corporate sponsor for the studio, providing financial resources that will help the new studio get onto its feet and establish itself in the rapidly. Prelude to axanar is a short film that will give viewers a historical look at the events leading up to the battle of axanar, the central event of the film axanar. Postaxanar, cbs unveils first official fan filmmaking. Prelude to axanar is an independent project that discusses the war between the federation and the klingon empire leading up to the battle of axanar. The battle of axanar and garth of izar are both mentioned in the tos episode whom gods destroy, where a maddened garth is the antagonist and tortures kirk. Hertzler, gary graham, kim fitzgerald, robert hayes. The level of detail and photorealism is astonishing.
On the one hand, its fan film newsmajor fan film news, in fact. The last paragraph of this article belongs in a new article about or at the very least the article should be renamed to st. Prelude to axanars visual effects are simply the best ive seen of any fan production and thats saying something, considering how good theyve been in productions like the aforementioned phase ii. Axanar will tell the story of the battle of axanar. That all changed with prelude to axanar, a professionally shot. A short film called prelude to axanar was released last summer at comiccon, featuring actors richard hatch, tony todd, kate vernon, jg hertzler and gary graham. Excitement for the project soared upon the release of last years prelude to axanar, a 21 minute short film, presented as a history channelstyle retelling of the events preceding axanar, complete with. In addition to the film, the actors will be recording the audiobook of the full two hour script. Axanar productions axanar is a web feature that tells the. Axanar productions axanar is a web feature that tells.
After releasing an impressive short film prelude to axanar last year, a bunch of star trek fans have launched an indiegogo campaign to finish funding the complete feature film. The special features on the disc have all been produced by robert meyer burnett who, as you may know, also helped to create the extras for cbss great star trek. Aug 15, 2014 this 21minute short film, prelude to axanar, premiered saturday, july 26th, 2014, at san diego comic con, and features richard hatch, tony todd, kate vernon, jg hertzler and gary graham gary. Our first kickstarter for the feature film was an amazing success thank you so much. Here is a rundown of all the patches available from axanar fundraisers for the past 5 years. I heard of a star trek fan film production called axanar. Be sure to like page on facebook for breaking news, site updates on the go, discussion with our staff and other readers, giveaways and more. The martian chronicles the expeditions part 1 by c rem.
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