“And finally, Paramount is expected to release Scream and The Addams Family on 4K Ultra HD on 10/12. (The latter will include a restored and full-length dance number.) But they’re also close to announcing the rumored and much-anticipated 4K Ultra HD release of the classic Star Trek catalog films, beginning with a 4-film box set of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home on 9/7 (note that 9/8 is the anniversary of the TV debut of Star Trek on NBC back in 1966). These will likely include Dolby Vision HDR. Our sources indicate that Star Trek: The Motion Picture will be the original theatrical version for this first release. The rationale behind the box set seems to be that you have to start with the first film, and then films 2-4 form a coherent story trilogy. Two additional 4K sets may follow (one with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and Star Trek: Generations—which concludes the story of the original cast—and another with Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis—which concludes the TNG film saga). Last but not least, Paramount should finally deliver the long-awaited Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD upgrade of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition sometime in 2022. It’s likely that the studio will refresh their existing Blu-ray editions of these films with the new transfers at some point as well. We expect more on all of this to be revealed at Creation Entertainment’s The “55-Year Mission Tour” Star Trek Convention next month in Las Vegas (August 11-15 at the Rio).”

So that’s what we know at the moment. Again, we do expect that the official announcement is close at hand. In the meantime, here’s the cover art for this first set as it briefly appeared on the Bull Moose site this morning...

Suffice it to say, it’s my informed and experienced opinion that this artwork is just too oddly specific to be BS at this point.

As soon as we hear back from the studio with more, we’ll update you in this column on The Bits and on our social media.

The wait is nearly over Trek fans. [Editor’s Note: Click here late-breaking details!]

Stay tuned...

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