The events depicted reportedly precede Star Trek: The Original Series by two decades, with the war's opening battle at Arcanis IV, a prosperous Federation colony along the Klingon border. 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. Take your battle stations! Everyone who works on Axanar Productions projects is a volunteer; the company does not have any employees. (exclamation point included). "[7], "Prelude to Axanar" won six of nine categories in the 2015 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards (Best Production Design; Best Visual Effects; Best Soundtrack; Best Original Story or Screenplay; Best Director; and Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form), presented at and by Treklanta. Did Axanar Productions know it was going to get sued? The actual Axanar film that this was the prelude to has yet to come out, but there is still hope that a version of it may one day appear. [10] Cast includes Richard Hatch and J. G. Hertzler in principal roles, with Gary Graham reprising his role as Vulcan ambassador Soval. Original article onSpace.com. . Everyone is reviewing the script and footage from October 2019 to see what actors performances we can use and what footage needs to be reshot. Did Axanar Productions attempt to settle the lawsuit when initially sued? 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. Pre-production is well underway and Axanar is scheduled to begin filming in Atalnta in October of 2019 with a tentative release at San Diego Comic Con in summer 2020! ( This whole Axanar adventure almost seems like a Star Trek plot full of surprises, disasters, and noble goals!). "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. Back in 1980, Paramount Pictures released a farcical feature film called Airplane! All of the cast members from PRELUDE TO AXANAR with the exception of Tony Todd (Admiral Ramirez) had agreed to consider reprising their roles in AXANAR. We storm the gate!". They praised the cast, writing "actors (Richard Hatch, Tony Todd, etc.) 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. In November, 2021, JG Hertzler (Sam Travis) shot his scenes in a one day shoot that included 2 other actors. [3] It had its public debut July 26, 2014 at the San Diego Comic-Con. Figures from both sides will talk about how the war started, how the Klingons were better prepared for war, how Starfleet built their fleet, and how the war was fought from both the Federation and Klingon perspectives. Go to our donor website at https://axanardonors.com/. 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The First Duty Debunking the Myths about Axanar. Fan Film Factor From TNG to XXX, how a Star Trek PORN FLICK became an awesome NEXT GEN fan film, Fan Film Friday JOSHUA IRWIN thanks his AVALON UNIVERSE team, Fan Film Friday The parody music video hilarity of STAR REKT (video interview with IAN RAMSEY), Fan Film Friday DREADNOUGHT DOMINION parodies the parody AIRPLANE!. #Axanar #StarTrek #StarTrekFanFilmsAll of this work was completed between August through December of 2015 by myself, Robert Meyer Burnett, and Tobias Richter. 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 "[27] This statement by Abrams had no apparent effect on the lawsuit, since the case was scheduled for a jury trial in early 2017. (But no nudity!) CBS and Paramount Pictures sued Alec Peters and Axanar Production for alleged copyright infringement. [3] The lawsuit was settled in 2017, not long after CBS and Paramount released new, official Star Trek fan content guidelines. he said in an email to Space.com. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss another episode, plus catch us on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 5 May 1997 - Original airing of DS9: "Children of Time". I know it will be Outstanding.. As director are you not monitoring the takes and assuring the products are in the can and secured afterward. Like, get a contract on everything, never allow a single point failure situation, and have backs to the backs up, and have a plan c & d to start with so when you get to b you know you need to start looking at plan e., Thats great news Alec along with all the hardships that understanding from the Lost looking forward to seeing the finished product and see you and others at DragonCon Labor Day weekend. Details to follow! That lawsuit settled as of 1/20/2017. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! Disney announces new Indiana Jones movie with Harrison Ford. Though statements by Abrams suggest the suit won't make it that far, Axanar still had to file its response to the amended. Glad to know that everything is finally coming along. Cant you take legal action against these folks that tried to sabotage you? I have the patience to wait for the final product. Im glad to read the end is coming and within sight. On Tuesday, August 24th, the Axanar production team had a virtual meeting and discussed the plan to finish principal photography of Axanar. On June 18th, Axanar terminated Paul Jenkins as director of the next two Axanar episodes. Axanar Productions mission is making the Star Trek fan film Axanar. The film was shot in two days, with a third day as a pickup to get plates of Admiral Ramirez's first speech as leader of the Federation of Planets. 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. This wall calendar is 8.5 x 11, full color and features 12 amazing images. To date, the Axanar project has raised more than $1 million in crowdfunding on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The goal is to release episode IV, The Gathering Storm, in 2022, followed shortly after by episode V. If you want to be part of the crew, please contact us at alec@axanar.com. Team Axanar, The pathological bullies at the Axanar Hate group seemed particularly upset recently when Axanar promoted, Dana records Haley Leary as Lt. Wagner! A veteran entrepreneur and a 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner, Alec decided that if he was going to make Axanar, it needed to look like a real film. And so the shorter script . 10. We will however carry on producing great Sci Fi content and giving fans and student film makers a place to shoot their films, through Ares Studios. 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", "We are continuing settlement talks, and the discovery process is well underway," Erin Ranahan, a Winston & Strawn attorney representing filmmaker Axanar Productions, wrote in an email to Space.com. Why Axanar sued Paul Jenkins of Meta X Studios for Copyright Fraud and Defamation. 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. In response, Starfleet begins developing their own next-generation heavy cruiser, the Constitution-class, but construction falls behind schedule. How to Manage your Axanar / Ares Studios emails! Axanar would either lose the lawsuit (as CBS intended) and be gone forever, win the lawsuit (NOT what CBS wanted) and the guidelines would be moot, or the case would settle and Axanar be given a specific set of constraints and permission separate from the guidelineswhich is what ultimately happened. I just hope that there will be future releases and that the adventure continues! What is the status of the next two Axanar films? 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. [6][7], Alec Peters and his original production partner, co-writer and director Christian Gossett, began work on the film in 2010. As part of the settlement, Peters is not allowed to produce an Axanar. [32] On January 20, 2017, the parties announced that the lawsuit had been settled, with Peters and Axanar Productions promising to make "substantial changes" to Axanar and agreeing to abide by Paramount's and CBS' "Guidelines for Fan Films. In 2015, Axanar released their "Vulcan Scene." Meanwhile, Axanar continues accepting direct donations on its website. So glad to hear that the kickstarter was successful in raising funds for this project! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. 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. I know how you feel about the footage. How long will the visual effects take? A still image from a new teaser trailer for the fan-made "Star Trek" film "Axanar." The suit was opened last year.At the time, Alec Peters, the executive producer of "Axanar," said that the lawsuit is hurting fans of the franchise the most by inhibiting the production of film . Plus we have details on new comics to be released in February, Jack's back on Doctor Who and your first look at the new Trekzone podcasts kicking off January 1. the long running fan film project, has released its newest episode . [34] The films cannot be shown with commercials. Paramount Pictures and CBS are suing the crowdfunded Star Trek: Axanar production over a claim relating to copyright infringement. Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. Excitement for the project soared upon the release of last year's Prelude to Axanar , a 21 minute short film, presented as a History Channel-style retelling of the events preceding Axanar, complete with . 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. Matt Pressberg | January 20, 2017 @ 11:47 AM NBC Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios and producer Alec Peters and his Axanar Productions have settled a lawsuit over Peters' crowdfunded "Star Trek". In this case, there's an extra challenge. Paramount and CBS sued Axanar and all associated with it for an assortment of copyright violations. The "Axanar" filmmakers announced previously that the movie's story will focus on a war between humans and Klingons, so it is presumably humanity that the speaker refers to when he shouts, "At last, the time has come to wipe them from the galaxy. Remaining confident in you and the team to deliver amazing shorts that have a great impact on the story of Garth and the 4-years war with the Klingon Empire. If so, what will it do? Ramirez oversees the creation of the Ares-class cruisers, Starfleet's first warships, to counter the Klingons' mainstay, the D6 battlecruiser. Why did CBS and Axanar settle the lawsuit? Congratulations to all of you who are making this happen and thank you for allowing me to tag along on the journey. 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. Writers David Gerrold (creative consultant) Alec Peters (screenplay) Stars J.G. [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). Sounds good . Why didnt Axanar Productions get CBS and/or Paramounts permission to make PRELUDE TO AXANAR and AXANAR? This past week's Axanar Film Shoot also meant, Christmas time was a busy time for Axanar. Your TV automatically shows the best resolution it can. Hertzler would appear in the short films. His exploits are required reading at Starfleet Academy," according to the Kickstarter website where the filmmakers crowdsourced funding for the film. The lawsuit, filed in December 2015, was settled in January 2017. Release Dates Report Date / Submit Product All All USA UK Report Date / Submit Product Internet 2015Expected TrackingTrack1213 Internet 2015Expected TrackingTrack1213 TRACK12 Buy Now Star Trek: Axanar Movie Internet Based on the enormous success of Prelude to Axanar, the Axanar team went on to raise over $1.2M to make a full length movie of Axanar, and released their first scene in summer of 2015. Gods speed on your labors. [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. As to the other actors, no deals are in place, so casting could still change due to scheduling conflicts or other reasons. You just dont get the benefits of 4K while still being able to watch it. (But no nudity!) The pandemic had pushed things back for a good year and half. The short, set to be shot in April is a historical look at the battle of Axanar, filmed like a History Channel special. 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. California January 3, 2017. 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). So if you have standard HD, your TV will show it in standard HD. [1], Houston Press called it a functional example of "demonstration of concept," and urged Star Trek fans to see the film. 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