Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Cut Is Coming to Theaters
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Directors Edition is finally set to make its grand debut in theaters for a limited time. Directed by Academy Award winner Robert Wise, Star Trek: The Motion Picture reunited the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series after ten years and was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1979, relaunching the Star Trek television franchise into a film franchise that is still running to this day. In 2001, Wise went back and reworked some of the visual effects for the DVD release, but until recently that version was not available in high definition for over twenty years.
Now the film is set for a 4K Blu-Ray release in September, but fans will also have the chance to experience the film on the big screen. Fathom Events will screen Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director's Edition in theaters for three nights. The events will take place on May 22, May 23, and May 25, 2022, in select cinemas across the United States.
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For those unable to attend the event, the film can still be enjoyed with streaming because on April 5, 2022, to coincide with First Contact Day, Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director's Edition was released on Paramount+ in 4K UHD. While Star Trek: The Motion Picture might not be the most popular entry in the franchise, the film still has a loyal and passionate fanbase. It gaveStar Trek a sense of scale and grandeur that only existed in the audience's mind before, and became influential to the franchise moving forward.
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