That sound you heard this morning? That was the sound of a million Trekkies wailing at the morning sky in the wake of Paramount’s decision to capitalize on the strike stricken 2009 movie season and open the new Star Trek flick in the summer of 09 rather than late 08. Why they felt opening just one week after Wolverine is somewhat confusing to me, but hey, “Hollywood Knows Best,” right?

The release of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek,” with a new cast taking on the roles of Capt. James Kirk, Spock and other original characters, has been moved from Christmas Day to May 8, 2009, distributor Paramount said Thursday.

The strike had left a few holes in 2009’s summer blockbuster schedule, leaving the May 8 date up for grabs, Vollman said.

“Star Trek” will open a week after 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” the “X-Men” spinoff starring Hugh Jackman, and a week before Sony’s “Angels & Demons,” Ron Howard and Tom Hanks’ follow-up to “The Da Vinci Code.”

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