The Internet has undeniably changed the landscape of filmmaking, offering other outlets and crowdfunding options through which artisans can get their projects off the ground. One such project that’s ...

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The logo for "Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar." [Read the Full Story and Watch a Video] A Federation Starship docked in between voyages in concept art for "Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar." [Read the Full ...

Concept art for "Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar" depicts a Federation starship in dry dock. A crew of "Star Trek" fans is taking the beloved franchise where it's never been before: For a fraction of the ...

The fan project is set in the Star Trek universe and inspired by The Battle of Axanar, a battle that did not take place on screen but was mentioned in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Whom ...

Independent filmmakers of a “Star Trek” prequel seem undaunted by a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios. “Axanar,” the film, has raised more than $1 million on ...

A new "Star Trek" fan funding campaign has just hit warp speed. The crowdfunding campaign for "Star Trek: Axanar" — a fan-funded "Star Trek" film — has raised more than $200,000, donated through the ...

Star Trek is probably one of the most beloved and successful science fiction franchises of all time. Although the first Star Trek TV series aired way back in 1966, it remains popular with old and ...

A copyright infringement battle of intergalactic proportions between Plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures, and the company (along with its principal Alec Peters) looking to produce the crowdfunded ...

Great news for fans of "Star Trek." You won't have to wait for the next J.J. Abrams film to come out to get your Starfleet fix. Fan film "Axanar" will come first after successfully being funded via ...

Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios have sued the makers of the upcoming crowdfunded “Star Trek” film “Axanar” for alleged copyright infringement. Axanar Productions and Alec Peters have been named in ...