Editing Star Trek: The Original Series (section)

==Films==
'''''The Original Series'' films'''
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''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry first suggested the idea of a ''Star Trek'' feature in 1969.<ref name="reeves-stevens 155">Reeves-Stevens, 155–158.</ref> When the original television series was canceled, he lobbied to continue the franchise through a film. The success of the series in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] convinced the studio to begin work on a feature film in 1975.<ref name="Locus180">{{cite journal|editor=Brown, Charles|date=October 1975|title=Star Trek Movie|journal=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|volume=1|issue=180|editor-link=Charles N. Brown}}</ref> A series of writers attempted to craft a suitably epic screenplay, but the attempts did not satisfy Paramount, so the studio scrapped the project in 1977. Paramount instead planned on returning the franchise to its roots with a new television series (''Phase II''). The massive worldwide box office success of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' in mid-1977 sent Hollywood studios to their vaults in search of similar sci-fi properties that could be adapted or re-launched to the big screen. Following the huge opening of [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]]'s ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' in late December 1977, production of ''Phase II'' was canceled in favor of making a ''Star Trek'' film.<ref name=SyFyWire-20170927>{{cite web |url= https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-canceled-star-trek-show-from-the-70s-quietly-shaped-every-sequel-since |title= What happened to Star Trek: Phase II? : A canceled Star Trek show from the '70s quietly shaped every sequel since |publisher= SyFy |work= SyfyWire |date= September 27, 2017 |access-date= July 28, 2020 |archive-date= July 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200728024746/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-canceled-star-trek-show-from-the-70s-quietly-shaped-every-sequel-since |url-status= live |last1= Kaye |first1= Don }}</ref> Beginning with ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' in 1979, it was followed by five sequels, ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' (1982), ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984), ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' (1986), ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'' (1989) and ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991). Leonard Nimoy directed ''Star Trek''s III and IV, while William Shatner directed ''Star Trek'' V.

'''Reboot films (The Kelvin Timeline)'''
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After the poor reception of the final ''Next Generation'' film ''Nemesis'' and the cancellation of the television series ''Enterprise'', the franchise's executive producer [[Rick Berman]] and screenwriter [[Erik Jendresen]] began developing a new film,<ref>{{cite news | author = McNary, Dave | title = Trekkers consider series' future | url = https://variety.com/2005/film/news/trekkers-consider-series-future-1117917840/ | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = February 13, 2005 | access-date = June 1, 2007}}</ref> titled ''Star Trek: The Beginning'', which would take place after ''Enterprise'' but before ''The Original Series''.<ref>{{cite web | author= Hinman, Michael | url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news422489.html | title=Star Trek XI Is Down, But It Is Not Out | publisher=[[SyFy Portal]] | date=April 12, 2006 | access-date=September 24, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080109215940/http://www.syfyportal.com/news422489.html |archive-date = January 9, 2008}}</ref> In February 2007, [[J. J. Abrams]] accepted Paramount's offer to direct the new film, having been previously attached as producer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3idc516528ddd1b4263febcf5c67efa0ce | title = Abrams takes helm of ''Star Trek'' | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = February 24, 2007 | access-date = April 14, 2008 | author = Siegel, Tatiana |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516211316/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3idc516528ddd1b4263febcf5c67efa0ce <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 16, 2008}}</ref> [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] wrote a screenplay that impressed Abrams, featuring new actors portraying younger versions of the original series' cast. The ''Enterprise'', its interior, and the original uniforms were redesigned.

This revival of the franchise is often considered to be a [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]], but is also a continuation of the franchise, with Nimoy reprising his role of the elderly Spock. This route was taken to free the new films from the restrictions of established continuity without completely discarding it, which the writers felt would have been "disrespectful". This new reality was informally referred to by several names, including the "Abramsverse", "JJ Trek" and "NuTrek", before it was named the "Kelvin Timeline" (versus the "Prime Timeline" of the original series and films) by [[Michael Okuda|Michael]] and [[Denise Okuda]] for use in official ''Star Trek'' reference guides and encyclopedias. The name Kelvin comes from USS ''Kelvin'', a starship involved in the event that creates the new reality in ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009).<ref name="auto1"/> Abrams named the starship after his grandfather Henry Kelvin, whom he also pays tribute to in ''Into Darkness'' with the Kelvin Memorial Archive.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title="The Kelvin Timeline"- Official Name for the New Star Trek Universe|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/popculture/the-kelvin-timeline-official-name-for-the-new-star-trek-universe/vp-AAhGc7S|publisher=MSN|access-date=July 24, 2016|date=June 27, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819105802/https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/popculture/the-kelvin-timeline-official-name-for-the-new-star-trek-universe/vp-AAhGc7S|archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Staff|first1=TrekCore|title=STAR TREK Alternate Universe Finally Gets Official Name {{!}} TrekCore Blog|url=http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/06/star-trek-alternate-universe-finally-gets-official-name/|website=trekcore.com|access-date=July 24, 2016|date=June 26, 2016|archive-date=July 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723001831/http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/06/star-trek-alternate-universe-finally-gets-official-name/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The three films in the Kelvin Timeline include ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009), ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' (2013) and ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'' (2016). The last was dedicated to Nimoy, who died in 2015 and [[Anton Yelchin]], who died in a [[car crash]] in the summer it was released.