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My wife and I did the two hour studio tour which was very informative about the process of making a movie. The cost was $65 each, and note the parking is across the street in a secure lot, but parking cost $22.

I know studio tours often get a bad rap for being touristy and not worth the money. I get it. But as someone who loves movies and has an affinity for Old Time Hollywood, Paramount is the studio to check out. The first thing any movie fan should know, you get to touch and hold an actual Oscar award, from 1953! To me, that's huge!!!! I loved the stories that were told about the studio and its history. The New York City sets are quite cool. Just a lot to see and experience. Lastly, tour guide Anthony (Go Noles!) was an excellent host and ambassador for the studio. As someone who has dedicated his life to the art of cinema, his knowledge helped make the tour a great experience. I was that guy who asked far too many questions, and he always had a great answer. He will definitely be a great Executive Producer in the near future.

We had a great tour guide named Aaron. He was the reason we enjoyed this tour so much. He was funny, informative and patient with all of our questions, This is well worth the time and money if you’re looking for the true Hollywood experience.

We visited paramount Studios for a tour during our family LA trip in July. We did this on the same day as the WB studio tour and although I gave that 5 stars too I did prefer this tour as it was more intimate with a smaller group. Once checked into reception you go through a room with some costumes, props and awards, getting to have a photo holding an Oscar. We were then driven round on a small golf buggy by our guide with our ear pieces so we could hear the commentary as our guide drove round the lots. Our group was only made up of 6 of us, so this made it a more intimate tour, which I preferred to WB. The tour lacked the humour of the WB tour, but was still very educational, despite us having a relatively new tour guide, who did very well and often stopped to show us things on an ipad. Similar to WB we did get to go on a sound stage, but unlike WB we could walk onto a set, rather than hover on the periphery. Being a Star Trek fan, it was good to hear some Trek stories and see the sound stages where DS9 was filmed. Before we went to the shop at the end we visited a warehouse with some large props for photo ops incl Optimus Prime, terminator robot and a Trek transporter pad. The shop at the end was much smaller than the WB one, with less variety of items to buy (no Trek items at all). Overall a great intimate tour that I would recommend to a film or Trek fan.

The Paramount tour was awesome! We had so much fun getting to explore the sets and our tour guide Caroline made the experience unforgettable. She was extremely knowledgeable on the history and went above and beyond to show us sets based on our favorite movies and actors. I was thoroughly impressed with this experience and the energy Caroline brought to our group!

There was so much interesting and entertaining information on this tour, led by our experienced guide Chelsea. We felt a little guilty going on the tour while the Writers Union was striking outside the gates, and it did mean that we didn't see any filming in action. But the plus side was that we got access to areas and buildings usually off-limits. My favourite was the area usually used for filming deep sea moments, and the Top Gun sexy scene location (which is definitely NOT sexy).

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I took the tour again recently, because I had been told that it had improved since my last visit.

The result?  Yes, it is improved.

They addressed all of my earlier complaints about the  tour guides:

• I had complained that it was sometimes hard to hear them speak, so they now pass out individual headphones that allow guests to easily hear the guide under all conditions.
• I had noted that it was strictly a walking tour, and that all that walking could be a bit tiring for some members of the group.  So now they shuttle guests around in golf carts that hold about six people each - making for small, intimate tour groups, and making it easy for the less hardy to easily traverse the lot.
• I had also complained that the tour guides' training seemed lacking, when it came to knowing the history of the studio.  But if the guide on my latest tour was typical, they have solved that problem as well.  Our guide, Travis, seemed well-versed on both the history and current activities of the studio, as well as being personable & professional.  He couldn't have done a much better job, given the natural limitations of the tour.  They have also outfitted the guides with iPads, which allow them to show guests photos and short videos illustrating the subjects under discussion.

And unless I'm imagining it, the studio lot itself (or at least its southern edge, around the Paseo) seems to look better, more gentrified, than on my previous trips - almost resembling a college campus in spots.

All in all, those are some nice improvements, and make for a much better tour than what I experienced in my earlier visits to the studio.

However, what they couldn't fix are the problems inherent to the Paramount lot itself.

Don't get me wrong, Paramount Studios is one of the most historic studio lots in town (and in fact, the only major studio still officially inside the Hollywood borders).  They made the very first movie to win an Academy Award ("Wings"), and on this lot they have shot such classics as  "The Godfather", "Forrest Gump", "Titanic", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Going My Way", "Sunset Blvd", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "King Kong", "Braveheart", "Grease" and the "Star Trek" series, to name just a few.

But what it lacks is a traditional big back lot, full of permanent standing outdoor sets.  This was a staple of the major studios back in the Golden Age, filled with faux residential neighborhoods, jungles, mock railroads, Western towns, and Paris streets.  These big back lots were always the most colorful and interesting aspects of any movie studio, at least from the standpoint of a visitor.  MGM had a huge back lot, before they tore it down in the '70s.  Warner Bros. still has theirs.  As does Universal, of course.

To the average tour guest, all sound stages look more or less the same: distinguished only by the large numbers painted on their sides.  When they're in use, they are usually off-limits to tours.  When they are not in use, they are usually empty or filled with folded flats and lighting equipment.  So the guides are mostly limited to driving past these faceless barns, and telling us the history of each one, with tour guests catching an occasional glimpse of their dark, mostly empty interiors through the occasional open door.

( I noticed that they have added plaques to the outside of each sound stage, listing the notable movies & TV shows made inside.  That's great, except that the tour tram usually doesn't get close enough, or stop long enough for guests to read them. )

I realize that they can't, in practical terms, let the guests watch while movies are being made.  But they could (and should) show us more of the behind-the-scenes process.  Guests need to see things like the costume department, the prop houses, the recording studios, the dressing rooms, the mini-factories where they build the sets - and it sure wouldn't hurt to show guests at least one movie camera somewhere along the tour.

In short, they keep guests on the outside far too often, looking at exterior walls passing by, and listening to the guide's spiel.  Granted, the general buzz of the studio (its streets cluttered with white production trailers, and buzzing with the bikes and golf carts used to get around the lot) can be interesting in its own right, but a little of that goes a long way.

During my most recent tour, we only went inside twice: once to step into a tiny, empty, corner space in the New York set (that was once used for filming a scene from "Breakfast at Tiffany's"), and a second time to visit the empty set of "The Doctors" (a daytime TV talk show that I honestly never heard of).

Still, the tour is indeed better than it used to be, and I have to give them high marks for making an effort. And it remains superior to the Sony studio tour , which is just downright boring.  However, it still doesn't measure up to the Warner Bros. tour , with its huge back lot and more comprehensive tour.

But there are legitimate reasons why someone might opt for the Paramount tour.

As the photo on the left shows, Paramount is the only major studio where you have a view of the Hollywood Sign from inside the lot. OK, let's get into the details of what you'll see:

The Paramount tour takes a full two hours, and barely scratches the surface of the numerous buildings and sound stages that make up the 65-acre studio.

When he does, your first stop will be the Paramount gift shop, where they will give you some time to wander around the small store (where they no doubt hope you will spend your money on one of their t-shirts or coffee mugs, all bearing the familiar Paramount mountain logo).  You can also get a cup of coffee here, and relax for a moment under an umbrella at a patio table just outside.

They will then head east along the south edge of the studio lot, along the Paseo, the tiled walkway that runs parallel to Melrose, inside the studio.  On the right (south) edge of this broad walkway is a small strip of lawn, called Marathon Park, that is often also used for filming (due to its convenient location and relatively low cost), and the guide will tell you about a few of those productions.

Then it is on to the iconic Bronson gate (the one featured in "Sunset Blvd", "The Artist", and many other films), where you'll be given the chance to pose for photos near that famous arch.  (It is indeed a very photogenic spot.)

This brief history lecture (visually aided by the guide's iPad) seems to replace the short film about Paramount that used to be shown to tour guests before the start of the tour.  That's a mixed blessing, since its hard for a single person, no matter how talented, to compete with a professionally-made documentary film featuring the highlights of the studio's 100-year history.

Back outside on the Paseo, you'll be shown the original bench from "Forrest Gump", and regaled with stories about how Tom Hanks showed up one day to sit on the bench and pass out chocolates to passersby.

Then it's back on the tram, and through the Bronson gate into the actual working studio.

From here on in, the tours are somewhat played by ear.

As an example, on my visit, the guide ran into an unexpected problem.  While taking us to see the New York set (usually the highlight of the tour), he found his way blocked by a giant white tent, erected for some special event (you can rent the New York set for just such events, if you have the $10,000 a day it costs).  As a result, we ended up having to take a roundabout route and ended up seeing only a small section of the large New York set (portions of which mimic several East Coast cities).

We got out and were allowed to step inside the empty shell of a small storefront that our guide told us was used as the interior for Alex's boutique, called "Xela" on the TV sitcom "Happy Endings".  Since I never watched the show, that didn't mean much to me.

We were shown clips (via the guide's iPad) of a scene shot there from "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

We were also shown a very small alleyway just outside with fake bricks, and with fake sewers that could be rigged to emit steam, to add to that east coast ambiance.

Along the way, there was a lot of talk of the current TV shows filming on the lot: "NCIS", "Glee" "Happy Endings" and "Rizzoli & Isles".  There are also a lot of Nickelodeon kid shows filming at the studio, with names like "Big Time Rush" and "Marvin Marvin", which didn't ring a bell with most of the adults on this tour.

Tourists always hope to see a celebrity on a tour like this, but that is always a longshot chance.

We also saw a number of little kids spill out of a bus, and were told they were the cast of an upcoming Nickelodeon show called "Haunted Hathaways".  But since the show hasn't aired yet, that didn't mean much.

Likewise, our guide later pointed out a tween girl in a colorful dress, and identified her as Ryan Newman, an up-&-coming star (according to our guide) appearing with Tony Danza on his latest sitcom, "See Dad Run".

But, as expected, the better-known stars of "NCIS", "Glee" or even "Happy Endings" were nowhere in sight.

Finally, we headed to the southwest corner of the Paramount lot, which used to be RKO Studios, and later DesiLu (before Paramount absorbed it).

Our guide showed us Lucy Park (and an adjacent childcare center built by Lucille Ball for her employees).

We took a look at (the exterior) of Stage 21, where RKO filmed the original "King Kong", and then it was back to the studio cafe (seen on "Glee" as "Breadsticks"), where we disembarked and dispersed (after more encouragement to spend money in the studio gift shop).

The bottom line?  The studio tour is better than it used to be, and well worth the time, when you're in Hollywood.  But it could still be better.  And the historic Paramount lot, while it has a lot to offer, isn't the ideal movie studio for a tour.

Parking : Parking is available across the street from the famous Bronson gate, in a paid lot at the corner of Bronson & Melrose. (The cost for parking was a flat $10.00 on my last visit.)

Admission Price : $53 for the two-hour guided tour. (No one under age 10 is allowed on the tour.) Advance reservations are required (at 323-956-1777, or online at www.paramountstudiotour.com ).

(They also offer a special  4 1/2 hour VIP tour, once per week – on weekday mornings at 9:30 AM, and weekday afternoons at 1 PM. The cost is $178, and reservations are necessary .)

 [ Prices are current as of December 2014.]

You enter through the new double-arch Paramount gate on Melrose, just west of the older Bronson gate. There is a pedestrian walkway on the right (east) side of this entrance. Stop at the booth there.

Hours : Guided tours of the studio are given every day (except some holidays), every half hour from 9:30 AM to 2 PM.  (Weekend schedule may vary.) The tours last two hours.

[For more information on this subject, you can access Paramount's official website at: http://www.paramount.com .]  

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Paramount logo found at the intro of many Star Trek films

Paramount Stage 9 is located on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood, California.

Stage 9 was used in most Star Trek productions including the first seven feature films , Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager .

It was used through the four-year run of Star Trek: Enterprise and also housed sets for the 2009 film Star Trek .

• 1 1977-1986
• 2.1 Break-in
• 3 1994-2001
• 4 2001-2005
• 6 Productions
• 8 External links

1977-1986 [ ]

During its 1977 pre-production, sets for Star Trek: Phase II were slated for construction and permanent use on Stage 9.

Main bridge from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Main engineering from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Most of Phase II 's sets were completed when that series gave way to production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture , at which point they were modified and expanded for use in the feature film.

Stage 9 contained the primary interiors of the refit Enterprise and the USS Enterprise -A including the main bridge , transporter room , sickbay , corridor complex , Captain Kirk's cabin , and engineering .

Paramount Stage 8 housed the rec deck of the Enterprise , seen in The Motion Picture .

After the first feature, the dilithium chamber was added to engineering for the climax of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . The sets remained mostly unchanged for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock .

The stage was used through Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home for Bird-of-Prey and Enterprise -A interiors, until it was taken over for permanent use in Star Trek: The Next Generation .

1987-1994 [ ]

In 1987 , with the start of Star Trek: The Next Generation , the sets on Stage 9 underwent modifications to become the USS Enterprise -D , the most drastic of which being the overhaul of the engineering and main bridge sets – the latter becoming the battle bridge .

Corridors from Star Trek: The Next Generation

Edward K. Milkis and Robert H. Justman viewed the existing film sets for the first time in October 1986 to determine what could be reused for the new series. They found the sets in poor shape due to damage caused by cats living on the stage. ( Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion  (3rd ed., p. 8))

With new bridge and living quarters sets being constructed on Stage 6 for season one , Stage 9 contained the Enterprise -D's engineering, sickbay, crew quarters, transporter room, shuttlebay , and corridor complex sets. Other sets included the fullsize shuttlecraft mockups and interiors.

Sickbay doubled as the observation lounge : the observation lounge windows were covered with carpet during the sickbay scenes. A new conference lounge was built on Stage 8 for season two . ( Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion  (3rd ed., pp. 10 & 65))

Space across from the transporter room was saved for swing sets such as Troi's office and the battle bridge doubled as Data 's lab and other locations, on and off the Enterprise .

Stage 8 housed the remaining Enterprise -D interiors used post TNG Season 2 and Generations .

Over the seven season run of TNG, the sets were refined – the corridors were expanded for longer tracking shots – but remained mostly unchanged even through the production of the seventh feature, Star Trek Generations .

The vast TNG interior sets were redressed for the final two original series movies, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country in 1988 and 1991 respectively.

Temporary sets filmed on Stage 9 included the Rutian plaza in the episode " The High Ground " as well as scenes aboard the Talarian observation craft in the episode " Suddenly Human ", filmed on 27 July 1990 . Stage 9 also housed the workout room seen in episodes such as " Clues ", filmed on 29 November 1990 . The Tamarian bridge seen in the episode " Darmok " was built on Stage 9, filmed on 24 July 1991 and 25 July 1991 .

Break-in [ ]

On 10 January 2007 , a user on the video sharing website YouTube posted four videos entitled Stage 9 Interlopers

Consisting of four parts, the videos were shot on the night of 10 March 1988 by (at least) two fervent Star Trek fans who had broken onto the Paramount lot. Wandering through the darkened sets of Star Trek: The Next Generation (circa season one), the fans were able to light select parts of the sets, including most of the ship's display terminals and part of the warp core . Dressed in a makeshift Starfleet uniform (with white socks), one of the fans acted as the host of what was likely intended to be a homemade documentary – at one point climbing onto a sickbay biobed , then accidentally knocking it to the floor. Taking still photographs of the various "working" control panels, the fans can be heard discussing ways of removing set pieces from the stage.

According the YouTube user's description of the videos, when the fans were caught, they dropped the camcorder containing the footage and fled. [1]

1994-2001 [ ]

After their use in Generations , the sets on Stage 9 underwent yet another revamp for their debut as the USS Voyager . ( Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion  (3rd ed., p. 321)) Richard James used his TNG experience and designed the Voyager sets to be easier to film than previous ones. ( A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager , page 91)

Corridors from Star Trek: Voyager

As on TNG , Stage 9 housed engineering, sickbay, transporter room, junior officers' quarters, the corridor complex, and the shuttlebay/cargo bay/holodeck. A large science lab was eventually constructed here as well. ( A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager , page 83)

While most sets retained their general positions, the Voyager engineering set was dramatically expanded, gaining a large second level. In its previous incarnation, engineering stood as part of the corridor complex and was often modified to represent a junction or living area. The revamp for VOY corrected this problem by making engineering its own compartment – a permanent standing set.

Sickbay was joined by a small biomedical laboratory for the second season , to the consternation of some crew members who felt the space would be better utilized for production storage. ( A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager , page 91)

Stage 8 housed the remaining Voyager interiors used in VOY.

In 1996 , Voyager 's sickbay was modified for use in Star Trek: First Contact and again in 1998 for Star Trek: Insurrection . The entrance to main engineering also represented the USS Enterprise -E 's library, while the transporter room was also reused and slightly redressed.

For the second season episode " Resistance ", Stage 9 housed the set of Caylem 's shelter. The scenes were filmed on Monday 25 September 1995 and Tuesday 26 September 1995 .

On Monday 2 April 2001 , Stage 9 housed the sets for the cave interiors, jungle sets, and rocky side areas during second unit for the seventh season episode " Natural Law ".

The science lab set was the first standing Voyager set on Stage 9 to be demolished, on 22 March 2001 . Tuvok's hospital room from " Endgame " was constructed in its place. Engineering was dismantled over 29 March 2001 to 5 April 2001 . Demolition started on the cargo bay set on 5 April 2001 as well. ( Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 4 , pages 69-71)

2001-2005 [ ]

In 2001 , following the end of Voyager 's final season , all of the sets in Stage 9 were permanently removed.

Star Trek: Enterprise , " In a Mirror, Darkly "

Instead of being home to the interiors of Enterprise NX-01 for Enterprise , Stage 9 housed only that series' cave set and various swing sets. Paramount Stages 18 and 8 housed all of the NX-01 interiors used in Enterprise .

Stage 9 housed the following sets:

• Captain's mess ( ENT : " Terra Nova ")
• Terra Nova underground tunnels , caves , gutting room , and well ( ENT : " Terra Nova ")
• Underground catacombs , stairwell , archway, meditation room, and reliquary at the monastery at P'Jem ( ENT : " The Andorian Incident ")
• Surface of Archer's Comet ( ENT : " Breaking the Ice ")
• Shuttlepod 1 interior, Akaali forest clearing , and basement mine control room and stairwell ( ENT : " Civilization ")
• Risan bistro, nightclub, and basement under the nightclub and Hoshi Sato's apartment ( ENT : " Two Days and Two Nights ")
• Rura Penthe ( ENT : " Judgment ")
• Bridge of the USS Defiant ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ", " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
• Rigel X ( ENT : " These Are the Voyages... ")

Stage 9 roof in " These Are the Voyages... "

The ceiling of the stage was actually seen in the scenes of " These Are the Voyages... ", as it was deemed a good fit for the interior of the complex.

Stage 9 was home to the mines of Remus in 2002 for the filming of scenes from Star Trek Nemesis .

Following the cancellation of Enterprise in 2005 , Stage 9 was, for the first time in many years, put into use in non- Star Trek productions.

According to a May 2007 news item from The Trek Movie Report website, J.J. Abrams ' 2009 film, Star Trek , was – in part – filmed on Paramount's Stage 9.

Set construction was scheduled to take place in July 2007 , utilizing other "historic" Star Trek sound stages including Stages 8, 11 , 14 , 15 , and 18. [2]

Productions [ ]

• Star Trek: Phase II
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Star Trek Generations
• " Caretaker " ( Val Jean Int., Transporter room, corridors, Kazon bridge, Cardassian bridge, Neelix' junk ship, Neelix' Quarters and bathroom, sickbay, Mark's House, Engineering)
• Star Trek: First Contact
• Star Trek: Insurrection
• Star Trek: Enterprise
• Star Trek Nemesis
• Star Trek ( 2009 )

Sources [ ]

• Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens , Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series
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Simon Kinberg is in negotiations to produce the next Star Trek film at Paramount Deadline has confirmed.

Deadline first reported the project with Toby Haynes directing with Seth Grahame-Smith handing the screenplay. Plot details are being kept under wraps but sources say the film will be an origin story that takes place decades before the 2009  Star Trek  film that rebooted the franchise. 

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Paramount is looking to the ‘X-Men’ producer to boldly go and relaunch the property on the big screen.

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Longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg  is beaming up to a new franchise.

The multi-hyphenate is in talks to produce a new Star Trek feature for Paramount Pictures , The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. If all goes well, the door would open to him taking active creative roles on the rest of the storied franchise’s film side. Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman are the main creative producers on Star Trek ‘s television side.

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Abrams remains involved with the new project as a producer. There is no release date for the feature, but the studio has signaled that it would like a 2025 opening. The machinations of the franchise take place against the backdrop of a potential sale of Paramount, which could find itself under the ownership of Sony or Skydance.

There hasn’t been a Star Trek movie since Star Trek Beyond , which was released in 2016. In recent years,  Trek  primarily has lived on the small screen, boldly finding new life thanks to numerous streaming shows on Paramount+, among them  Star Trek Discovery ,  Picard and Strange New Worlds . Efforts to relaunch the film side, including reuniting the Abrams Trek cast that included Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Simon Pegg, among others, have ended up stranded on rocky alien shores. Paramount is also understood to still be developing a fourth Trek  to feature that cast that is being described as the final chapter for this crew.

Puck was the first to report on Kinberg being in negotiations to reboot the Star Trek movie franchise.

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Star Trek: Section 31 is the next film in the Star Trek franchise, though information is scarce. Here's what's known about Michelle Yeoh's new movie.

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When Michelle Yeoh appeared as Captain Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek: Discovery , rumblings about a solo project for her immediately followed. After the legendary actor was finally given awards recognition for Everything, Everywhere All At Once , Paramount's desire for her to headline a Star Trek movie only increased. After being stuck in development for years, Michelle Yeoh's Star Trek movie -- believed to be titled, Section 31 -- is moving ever-closer to release. What follows is all the confirmed information about the first feature film in this universe since 2016's Star Trek Beyond .

The Prime Universe iteration of Yeoh's character, Captain Georgiou, died in the second episode of Discovery Season 1, after her first officer, Michael Burnham, mutinied. Yet, the actor returned to the role via her Mirror Universe counterpart, where Philippa Georgiou was the Emperor of the Terran Empire. Over the next three seasons, she was a crucial member of the series, working as part of the morally gray Starfleet intelligence unit Section 31. She left the series in Season 3, sent back to the origin of the Mirror Universe by the Guardian of Forever, a "character" from Star Trek: The Original Series . While some fans assumed a solo adventure set in Star Trek 's distant past, newly released details and filming reports don't rule out a prequel story set between Discovery seasons.

Michelle Yeoh's Section 31 Movie Begins Phase 2 of Star Trek on Paramount+

Star Trek: Discovery was greenlit for a second season before the first even aired, echoing the previous return of Gene Roddenberry's universe with Star Trek: TNG . In 2018, along with returning to that series, Yeoh and Paramount began talks to create a spinoff series around the Philippa Georgiou character, first reported by Deadline . Yet, confusion around the project began at that same time. Discovery Season 2 revealed that Georgiou served Section 31, but she was with the crew who traveled 1000 years into the future at the end of that season.

Georgiou was also a principal character in the series' third season, set in the 32nd Century. She made her exit midway through, disappearing into Star Trek 's distant past. How she left seemingly set up the story her spinoff series was going to tell, though Section 31 could be a prequel. During her final Discovery press tour, Yeoh deflected questions about the spinoff, not yet officially announced . "I have great hope that this is not the last you'll see of Philippa Georgiou," she said in and interview , adding, "my team, my executive producers, my writers have been so amazing. I think we got into a stage where we loved this character so much, and there's so much potential in stories and adventures that she can have."

It wasn't until three years later that Paramount officially confirmed the spinoff , but it was no longer a series. " All the way back in 2017, before the first season…even aired, Michelle had the idea to do a spin-off for her character, " Alex Kurtzman told Variety . However, with the then-recent Oscar winner's schedule and Paramount's own business troubles, the series was trimmed to a feature film. The press release suggested production would begin in late 2023, but the historic writers' and actors' strikes caused by the studios delayed it into the next year.

Michelle Yeoh's Section 31 Is a Chance To Save Star Trek Movies

After many years of development, filming got underway for Star Trek: Section 31 on January 30 , 2024, in Toronto where most of the new series are filmed. The film is being executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, who is the chief producer on all new Star Trek projects. Longtime Discovery producer and director Olatunde Osunsanmi took on directing duties for the movie from a script written by Craig Sweeny . These three are executive producers on the film, along with Aaron Baiers, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth and Michelle Yeoh. Section 31 is a joint project from CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.

A number of cast members were announced when filming began, though their roles remain something of a mystery. Along with Yeoh, the cast includes:

• Omari Hardwick
• Sam Richardson
• Sven Ruygrok
• Robert Kazinsky
• Humberly Gonzalez
• Agusto Bitter
• James Hiroyuki Liao

Kacey Rohl also appears in the film, revealed to be playing future captain of the USS Enterprise-C Rachel Garrett . This puts the setting of the adventure into question, since Rachel Garrett assumed command of the ship in 2344 or some 80 years after the events of Discovery . According to cast members' social media posts, filming for Section 31 wrapped in early March 2024. Notably absent from the cast is Shazad Latif who played Ash Tyler in Discovery Seasons 1 and 2, becoming a leader in Section 31 at the end of that second season. Similarly, Alan van Sprang isn't in the cast, who played Leland, the operative who recruited Georgiou in the deleted scene from Discovery Season 1. While these absences may mean nothing for the story in Section 31 , it could also be a big clue.

The official film synopsis reads:

Returning to the role of Emperor Philippa Georgiou from "Star Trek: Discovery," Yeoh will lead a narrative where her character is enlisted into a covert division of Starfleet. As the press release details, Georgiou will strive to safeguard the United Federation of Planets, but she’ll be equally challenged to confront her own dark history.

Star Trek: Section 31 Director Praises Michelle Yeoh's 'Incredible' Performance

To understand what Star Trek: Section 31 might be, fans first must understand Phillippa Georgiou's journey so far. The Emperor of the Terran Empire was saved by Michael Burnham in Discovery Season 1 and brought to the Prime Universe. There, she was given her counterpart's rank and tasked with deploying a hydrobomb on the Klingon homeworld that would've destroyed it. When Burnham found a different solution, a deleted scene suggested she was recruited by Section 31 after "retiring" from Starfleet to open a bar. During Season 2, she worked with Section 31 and, once Leland was taken over by the evil AI Control , fought and killed him.

In the 32nd Century, she suffered an affliction because she wasn't where she was supposed to be. To solve this, Burnham and Georgiou went to a mysterious planet where the Guardian of Forever from Star Trek: The Original Series hid out during the Temporal Wars. After sending her back to the Terran Empire to prove she'd truly changed, he sent her to a time "when the Mirror Universe and the Prime Universe were still aligned ." Based on Star Trek canon, specifically Star Trek: Enterprise , this was before the past events of Star Trek: First Contact .

It's possible the events of Section 31 take place in 2257, before the events of Discovery Season 2, though this makes the presence of Rachel Garrett anomalous. She was in her mid-40s in 2344, after all. However, the Guardian of Forever is an almost all-powerful being and could send her to multiple places in time and space. Unless there is time travel in Georgiou's past fans don't already know about, it's likely her adventure will be a temporal one . Michelle Yeoh has likened this film to Paramount's other 60-year-old franchise, Mission: Impossible as well, suggesting subterfuge, spying and action.

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Unless Paramount executives change their mind and give the film a limited theatrical release, Star Trek: Section 31 will only be available on the Paramount+ streaming service . The movie was planned for a 2024 release, but this was before the studio delayed production by forcing writers and actors to strike. Still, if principal photography finished in early March 2024, it's still possible Section 31 could be released in late fall, possibly around the end of the year. Typically, for series like Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , post-production takes many months. They usually debut nearly a year after filming. However, Section 31 could release sooner.

The series has ten or more episodes to edit, score and enhance with visual effects. Section 31 is likely only two or two-and-half hours of story, meaning post-production could be completed more quickly. Similarly, if the film was close to filming before the strikes, visual effects artists could have gotten a head start on some of those sequences. With Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Strange New Worlds not even finished filming yet, Section 31 will be the only new live-action Star Trek in the pipeline once Discovery 's final season ends.

Star Trek: Section 31 is currently in post-production, while Star Trek: Discovery's final season streams on Paramount+ .

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In Star Trek: Discovery Season 5's eighth episode, "Labyrinths," when Captain Burnham is trapped within a "mindscape" designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.

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P aramount’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone preferred to keep the company together in a sale, but that outcome appears less and less likely.

The sale of a company as large as Paramount Global is a highly involved process. The company’s primary shareholder Shari Redstone’s haste to do business with David Ellison and Skydance Media led to an exclusive negotiating period regarding a merger, but on May 3 that window ended without a deal. Now, Paramount executives have moved on to considering a $26 billion offer from Sony and their private equity partner Apollo Global Management. There has been a significant amount of talk regarding the regulatory issues that would face Sony and Apollo in their attempt to get control of Paramount, but new details surfacing this week indicate many of those concerns will be made irrelevant, as Sony and Apollo plan to sell off assets that would otherwise potentially run them afoul with government officials.

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• Sony would keep Paramount’s movie studio, but sell off assets such as its cable channels as well as Paramount+.
• Rights to Paramount’s top brands would revert to Sony as part of the deal instead of being sold.
• The Paramount/Sony studio would aim to continue putting out at least 20 movies per year.

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The New York Times has new details about Sony and Apollo’s plan for Paramount if they are successful in acquiring the company. The plan would be for Sony and Apollo to form a joint venture with Sony as the controlling partner, and an option for Apollo to sell its minority stake in the future.

Sony would keep the Paramount Pictures movie studio, folding it into its own movie-making operations. Paramount’s other assets, including its streamer Paramount+ and its broadcast and cable networks including CBS , Nickelodeon , MTV , and Paramount Network would be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

In addition, Deadline reports that anxieties have already arisen in Hollywood circles regarding the deal. The fear is that the theatrical film industry, still trying to climb back to pre-COVID levels of success, would see yet another decline in the number of annual releases if two major studios merged into one. But sources tell Deadline that the plan would be to continue releasing around 20 movies per year, instead of scaling back releases to try and put out more streaming content instead.

Why Would Sony Try to Sell Paramount+, Linear Channels?

Federal regulations could compel the sale of CBS if Sony and Apollo execute a purchase of Paramount. As a Japanese company, Sony is not allowed to own an American broadcast TV channel, and Apollo’s status as majority owner of Cox Media Group and its attendant TV stations could also cause concern with government rules about how much audience reach one station owner is allowed to have.

On the content side of things, the Times reports that Sony’s plan would entail keeping popular intellectual property (IP) from Paramount like “ SpongeBob SquarePants ” and “ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .” That would give Sony a wide range of new franchises to weaponize as part of its content arms-dealing strategy , though it could make Paramount+, in particular, a bit harder to sell. However, streaming has never been a part of Sony’s strategy in the United States, and the paper of record reports that that is unlikely to change with an acquisition of Paramount.

Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast both make sense as potential buyers for Paramount+, though their interest in the service could hinge on getting some of Paramount’s IP as part of the deal. WBD could also be a logical home for CBS, as the company does not currently own a major broadcast network. Alternatively, CBS could be sold off station by station to groups like Nexstar or TEGNA.

There’s still quite a ways to go for Paramount and Sony before they can close a deal. Neither side has signed formal nondisclosure agreements, much less gotten a look at each other’s books, and that process could take weeks. There’s no guarantee the process will go further than it already has, but if Sony and Apollo do get control of Paramount, it will almost certainly ead to seismic shifts in the current Hollywood status quo.

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