Cool Star Trek Short: Kirk says farewell to Spock in the 765874: Unification

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of  Star Trek: Generations, which marked the final film appearance of William Shatner as James T. Kirk, who sacrificed his life to save the day on Veridian III, this new short film has been released.

The film released today by the Roddenberry Archive and their technology partner OTOY (in cooperation with Paramount) is titled “Unification”. This is the fourth from the Archive’s “765874” series of films tied into Star Trek using a combination of live-action footage and computer generated imagery. William Shatner & other. “Star Trek, vets were involved in the making of this new film.

The characters from Star Trek history were brought to life through live-action performances, including Sam Witwer as young James T. Kirk and Lawrence Selleck as Spock. According to OTOY, they were filmed in costume, performing as Kirk and Spock on set, aided by “both physical and digital prosthetics resulting in period-accurate portrayals matching the appearance of the characters as they originally appeared in TV and film at the time.” William Shatner and Susan Bay Nimoy, widow of the late Leonard Nimoy, served as executive producers on the production.

The 8-minute video connects multiple decades of. “Star Trek” lore, with nods to Robin Curtis’ portrayal of Saavik (1984’s “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”), J.M. Colt (1964’s “The Cage”) played by actress Mahé Thaissa and Gary Mitchell, Kirk’s friend from the second “Star Trek” pilot episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before” performed by original actor Gary Lockwood. The short also incorporates the character Yor (Gordon Tarpley) from “Star Trek: Discovery” who crossed from the Kelvin Universe to the Prime Universe.

“765874: Unification” was directed by Award Winning Spanish filmmaker Carlos Baena, from a story by Jules Urbach and features original music by Academy award-winning “Star Trek” composer Michael Giacchino. Production design was provided by “Star Trek: Picard” production designer David Blass.

765874: Unification is accompanied by new interactive sets, props, and worlds from. “Star Trek Generations” on The Roddenberry Archive. The full experience with all related extra content is available in its entirety in Digital Cinema 4k HDR and spatial video, “exclusively mastered at peak fidelity” for viewing on Apple Vision Pro.