TrekMovie.com has announced that Paramount has moved the release date form 12/08 to 05/09.

In a move that may worry fans of the series, Paramount Pictures have announced that the release of the JJ Abrams directed Star Trek XI has been moved from December 2008 to May 2009. Due to the writer’s strike, the still untitled film had to begin production without the writers being available for script changes which has led to fears as to the quality of the final story.
“Star Trek is in fantastic shape”

However, keen to scupper any rumours that the Star Trek shoot may overrun, Paramount has said that production on the film will still be completed on schedule but that release will be delayed due to confidence in the project. With the new May 2009 release date, Star Trek XI will now be released head-to-head with predicted 2009 summer blockbusters such as the Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons starring Tom Hanks and the Wolverine film starring Hugh Jackman.

"Summer is where you see the Star Wars and the Transformers," said Paramount spokesman Michael Vollman. "Star Trek is in that league."

Star Trek is certainly not the only film to have its release date delayed as the major studios attempt to deal problems stemming from the writer's strike. Several other big budget films have also been pushed back until 2009, in

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