Well, for all of you who saw the new Star Trek teaser trailer and started counting down to the December 2008 release date, I’ve got bad news for you. Paramount has just announced that they’re pushing the film’s release date back 5 months to May 8th 2009.
Variety gives us this:
Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic’s gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole. Move was part of a major reshuffling to the studio’s release calendar, as well as to DreamWorks’ release sked. A second key change: DreamWorks’ 2008 Ben Stiller summer comedy “Tropic Thunder” is moving from July 11 to Aug. 15.
Films get moved around now and again, but nearly half a year off the date they already announced and put a trailer out for? All I can figure is that they must want some re-writes. I do agree that Star Trek as an early summer release has the potential to make more money than it does in December… but not by that much. Let’s face it, The Lord of the Rings films always did pretty well in that time slot.
Oh well, instead of 10 months away, we’re now 1 year and 3 months away.
