Unification Short Film With Kirk and Spock

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Generations (release November 18, 1994), here is the latest video in the 765874 series of short films from the Roddenberry Archive. This video, called Unification and mostly silent, has Kirk returns so he can say good-bye to Spock. This was produced with full cooperation of William Shatner and the Nimoy family as production used body doubles for Kirk (Sam Witwer) and Spock (Lawrence Selleck) combined with VFX to pull off the aging process of the characters. You can learn more about making the short film at TrekMovie.

The four short films are connected so worth checking them out: 

765874 | 76874 - Memory Wall | 765874 - Regeneration | 765874 - Unification

R.I.P. Tony Todd 1954-2024

Actor Tony Todd died on November 6, 2024 at the age of 69. The news was revealed by his wife, Fatima, who said he died at home after a long illness. If you are an entertainment fan of any kind, chances are will recognize the name, the face or his voice.

For Star Trek fans, he was Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. He also played Alpha Hirogen in Star Trek: Voyager. For horror fans, may recognize him as the star of Candyman franchise or appearances in Final Destination movies among many horror movies he was in. For TV fans, he was the voice of Zoom in The Flash, was on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Streets and many more. 

For movies, he was in Platoon, Lean on Me, Colors, Night of the Living Dead remake, and again many more. For video games, he voice Venom in Spider-Man 2, and voiced characters in Half-Live, Call of Duty and yep more. Animation he was the go-to voice for Darkseid in various DC animated movies among his many voice roles. Seeing the theme? He was basically everywhere in TV, movies, video games and animation with over 200 acting credits.

“You gotta have audience sympathy for the character in some way or another,” Todd told Deadline in a 2022 interview. “There’s gotta be something attractive about the character that makes people want to root for them but at the same time feel repulsed by the idea. And for me personally, for every film that I do, I create a backstory for all my tortured people and my heroes alike.” 

New Line Cinema summarized it best saying "The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony."

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season Five First Two Episodes Available

Friendly reminder that Star Trek: Lower Decks has begun airing its fifth and final season on Paramount+ with two episodes. The remaining episodes will release one at a time for the next eight weeks.

NYCC Star Trek News: Renewal, Casting, Release Date and Clips

This weekend the New York Comic-Con (NYCC) was held. On Saturday, Star Trek held their panel where the presented updates on the various projects including a release date for Section 31, Starfleet Academy casting and clips from Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

The show has already scored a season 2 renewal from Paramount+. Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black, She-Hulk), has been cast as a reoccurring special guest star in Season 1. No other details were provided about her character. The series is currently in production in Canada with an estimated release date of late 2025. 

Star Trek: Section 31

The movie starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh now has a release date of January 24, 2025. The movie has completed production and likely finishing up post-production. A bunch of posters with the cast was released, you can find them here. The initial plan from around 2019 was a TV series but plans kept falling through until the now very demand actress indicated she could do a movie. The leads briefly discuss their characters with Collider while avoiding spoilers.

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Below is a clip from Lower Deck's fifth and final season that will premiere this upcoming Thursday, October 24 with two episodes. Further below is also a new poster for the season, based on the teaser poster for Star Trek 5.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Also below is a CGI heavy action click from Strange New Worlds season 3. The clip is likely the opening scene of the season as the Enterprise is under attack from the large Gorn ship that concluded the previous season in cliffhanger fashion. In casting news, comedian Rhys Darby (Jumanji: The Next Level) will guest star, with his character described as "familiar yet completely new to folks that know Star Trek."

Star Trek: Lower Decks Final Season Trailer

Paramount+ has released a new trailer for Star Trek: Lower Deck's fifth and final season that is set to premiere on October 24 with two episodes. The 10 episode season will have its finale on December 19.