Paramount Pictures Still Isn't Dropping That STAR TREK Fan Film Lawsuit
Remember that lawsuit Paramount Pictures slapped on the crowd-funded Star Trek fan film, Star Trek: Axanar? Then remember when J.J. Abrams said, “This wasn’t an appropriate way to deal with the fans," and "Within the next few weeks, it will be announced this is going away and fans will be able to work on their projects"?
Well, after Abrams and Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin urged the studio to drop the lawsuit, Paramount Pictures still isn't budging and they still haven't dropped it! What the hell?!
According to a recent update from THR, "plaintiffs Paramount and CBS told a California federal judge that their action remains pending." Which means they are keeping the lawsuit open and that they haven't made a decision about what they are going to do yet.
That's pretty disheartening, especially after they invited a ton of fans to attend a Star Trek Beyond fan event at the Paramount Studio lot, where it seemed like they were looking to fix this and make peace with the fans. I guess that's not happening anytime soon and that kinda bums me out.
The whole reason that the lawsuit was filed in the first place was because of "copyright infringement" including its settings, characters, species, and themes. Some of the specifics included the Vulcans' pointy ears, yellow shirts, and even the Klingon language.
Hopefully things don't escalate and get worse. This lawsuit really just needs to be dropped already. Let the fans have their fun! This is not the kind of news we should be getting on Captain Picard Day!
The film raised over $638,000 to complete a full-length feature film which involves the likes of Richard Hatch, Kate Vernon, Deep Space Nine vet J. G. Hertzler, and Star Trek: Enterprise alum Gary Graham. Here's the synopsis:
Axanar takes place 21 years before the events of 'Where no Man Has Gone Before,' the first Kirk episode of the originalStar Trek. Axanar is the story of Garth of Izar, the legendary Starfleet captain who is Captain Kirk’s hero ... Axanar tells the story of Garth and his crew during the Four Years War, the war with the Klingon Empire that almost tore the Federation apart. Garth’s victory at Axanar solidified the Federation and allowed it to become the entity we know in Kirk’s time. It is the year 2245 and the war with the Klingons ends here.