| STAR TREK FAN FILM | |
| Axanar | |
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| Director: | Christian Gossett |
| Author(s): | Alec Peters Christian Gosset |
| Format: | YouTube |
Axanar is a fan film starring Tony Todd, Richard Hatch, Gary Graham, J.G Hertzler, Michael Hogan, Kate Vernon, and Alec Peters. It is written by Alec Peters and Christian Gossett, produced by Alec Peters, and directed by Christian Gossett. Following legal issues, including several breaches of copyright law and allegations of financial misconduct on Peters's part, Axanar was delayed repeatedly.
Production[]
The film was set to go into production in October 2015, with a tentative release in the spring or summer of 2016. However, following a legal battle with CBS Studios, the film was re-written to be released as two short films as part of a 2017 legal agreement between Peters and CBS, and may have been permanently stalled as a result of further breaches of the agreement.
Summary[]
The film takes place 21 years before the TOS episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". It tells the story of Garth and the crew of the USS Ares during the fourth year of the Four Years War; the war with the Klingon Empire that nearly 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. The stardate system is the same one used in the films set in the alternate reality.
It is preceded by the history documentary-style prequel Prelude to Axanar.
External links[]
- Axanar official website
- Axanar on International Movie Database
- Axanar on Facebook
- Axanar Productions on Instagram
- Axanar: "Why We Fight" by Jonathan Lane and Mark McCrary
- Interlude: A Star Trek Fan Production (2021) on YouTube
Articles:
- Axanar: The new ‘Star Trek’ Fan Film Made by Trekkies at Geek Insider; June 16 2015
- Sources: CBS Lawyers Inform Axanar it Has Breached the Copyright Settlement at AxaMonitor; October 12 2019