It’s a rainy Saturday here at TrekCore HQ, but to brighten the day we have a roundup of all the week’s biggest Star Trek news to catch you up on what you might have missed!
First up: the Michelle Yeoh-led Star Trek: Section 31 movie has wrapped principle photography, after two months of filming which kicked off in late January. The news was shared on Instagram by Section 31 cast member Robert Kazinsky.
There’s still no expected air date yet for the forthcoming film, but with post-production on Star Trek adventures measured in the six-to-eight month range, it’s likely we won’t see the film for quite a while.
That said, we could easily learn more about the project at San Diego Comic Con this July, and may even get details as soon as First Contact Day on April 5 — so stay tuned.
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Star Trek: Discovery returns for its fifth and final season in less than two weeks, and CBS has released four new posters to promote the season — returning to Paramount+ on April 4.
You can see full-sized versions of each graphic in our Discovery image gallery.
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Creation Entertainment has announced three new Star Trek conventions for their return to regional events, following their recent San Francisco con in mid-March.
The Creation “Trek Tour” will voyage next to the Nashville, TN area from September 13-15 (at the Embassy Suites Nashville SE Murfreesboro), followed by a visit to Secaucus, NJ from November 8-10 (at the Meadowlands Expo Center). The circuit will then return to San Francisco, CA in 2025, taking the “Trek Tour” back to the Hyatt Regency SFO Airport Hotel from January 24-26.
An additional event is being planned for the Chicago area (first reported by TrekMovie), however the original October target dates are being rescheduled to account for guest availability.
Their next big Trek event is, of course, the long-running annual “STLV” Las Vegas convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino, running from August 1-4 this summer.
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1:6-scale action figure company EXO-6 continues to expand their Star Trek character lineup with two new preorders: Dr. Julian Bashir from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Ensign Ro Laren from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The two figures, modeled after actors Alexander Siddig and Michelle Forbes, come clad in their period-appropriate Starfleet uniforms along with interchangable hands and multiple accessories tied to each character. Each is up for preorder now at a price of $195 (including a $20 deposit) plus $25 shipping.
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Mattel has announced a new Star Trek themed UNO card game, with newly-designed artwork featuring the crew of the original USS Enterprise.
The company has offered previous editions of Trek UNO in years past (now out of print), so this will give fans who missed those earlier releases a new opportunity to deal themselves into the game. The new edition of Star Trek UNO is available for preorder today.
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Finally, company Theory11 has released a unique set of Star Trek playing cards with custom artwork merging the Original Series and Kelvin Timeline films together.
Each face card showcases a familar character from the classic starship Enterprise, represented by both actors to portray the officer — for example, both William Shatner and Chris Pine appear as Kirk, Nichelle Nichols and Zoe Saldana appear as Uhura, and so forth.
Keep coming back to TrekCore for the latest in Star Trek franchise news!