It will be an all-things Star Trek happening
during the month of June as Paramount Home Media joins the 4K Ultra HD party
with its first two selections, Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. These will be 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo
Packs and the street date will be on June 14.
Of the major “Hollywood” studios, only Universal Studios
Home Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment remain on the 4K
Ultra HD sidelines. Paramount joins
Warner Bros., Lionsgate, 20th Century-Fox and Sony Pictures in
supporting this newly launched format.
Already opportunities have been missed, most notably
Disney’s failure use the arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a
touchstone for their entry into the 4K Ultra HD market. And even those studios that have jumped in
have been a little slow on pushing the promotional buttons (this could be the
result of, at this point, of a consumer base to support product releases in any
meaningful manner).
As to bonus goodies, director J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reimaging of
the Enterprise crew, Star Trek, comes with a commentary
option — he is joined by producers Bryan Burk, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof
and Roberto Orci — plus there are deleted scenes, a gag reel and nine
production featurettes. These are: “To
Boldly Go,” “Casting,” “A New Vision,” “Starships,” “Aliens,” “Planets,” “Props
and Costumes,” “Ben Burtt and the Sounds of Star Trek,” “Gene Roddenberry’s
Vision,” “Score” and “Starfleet Vessel Simulator.”
Filmmaker J.J. Abrams’ 2013 follow-up, Star Trek Into Darkness,
also features a commentary, over a dozen featurettes, including “Creating the
Red Planet,” “The Voyage Begins … Again” and “The Klingon Home World,” deleted
scenes and a gag reel.
Not done yet!
June 7 will see a massive 41-disc Blu-ray presentation of Star
Trek: The Next Generation - The Complete Original Series and the
following week, June 14, Paramount will be releasing 20-disc Blu-ray collection
of Star
Trek: The Complete Original Series.
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