Tagged: star trek

February 13, 2017 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ira Steven Behr, the showrunner for the hit sci-fi series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last week for his documentary on the show, What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.  The story behind the documentary reads:… Read More

January 23, 2017 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creator of Star Trek fan film Axanar, Alex Peters, announced on Friday he and his team have reached a settlement with Paramount and CBS. This news comes just a little over a year after the production giants filed the copyright lawsuit against the crowdfunded project. As previously Axanar raised over $1… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Adam Nimoy (son of Star Trek legend, Leonard Nimoy) released his Kickstarter-funded documentary For the Love of Spock. The film explores the incredible career and artistry of Leonard Nimoy. Back in Summer 2015, just a few months after Leonard’s passing, Adam took to the crowdfunding… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just six months after Paramount and CBS announced they have filed a lawsuit against Star Trek:Axanar for copyright infringement, creators of the crowdfunding success have unleashed the film’s first two trailers. The film has raised over $1 million through Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns. Although it is considered a feature film,… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

And the legal woes just keep on coming for crowdfunding success Axanar. Back in December 2015, film giants Paramount and CBS slapped the project with an infringement lawsuit. The companies have viewed the film as a violation of their intellectual property and filed a lawsuit in California… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Paramount and CBS announced they have filed a lawsuit against independent Star Trek film, Axanar. The film has raised over $1 million through Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns. It is feature film, but will be broken down into four episodes following the four acts of the script. California-based Axanar Productions previously… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Axanar Productions, a film studio located in California, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo this week to raise funds for the first studio-quality independent film in the Star Trek  franchise. According to its description, Star Trek: Axanar is a feature film, but will be broken down into four… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share with the world the story about one of the most famous captains in the Star Trek franchise, Rigel 7 Productions has hit global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to secure $50,000 for the film Star Trek: Captain Pike.  The new film is about Captain Pike as he first… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after his father and Star Trek star, Leonard Nimoy, passed away after battling COPD, Adam Nimoy has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $600,000 for the documentary, For the Love of Spock, which is dedicated to Leonard’s beloved sci-fi character. In the campaign’s promotional video, Adam… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, fan-based, non-profit production Star Trek Continues launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for more episodes of its popular webseries. Sharing details about the production, the Star Trek Continues team wrote, “Our first episode, Pilgrim of Eternity, premiered in May 2013… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of the Star Trek: Axanar crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, website dedicated to the famous sci-fi series, TrekMovie, sat down with producer and actor in the upcoming film, Alec Peters to discuss the project and his ultimate dream of creating a Star Trek film…. Read More