Animated Trek theatrical movie?

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Was an animated Star Trek theatrical films ever considered?

Which crew would you like to see in a cartoon movie? One advantage, of course, is being able to replace voice actors or feature versions of characters at various ages without having to worry about whether the actor looks like them.

Maybe the fourth Kelvin film could be animated; they need not set it significantly later after Beyond that way.

 

[The Wormhole]

Adult animation outside of comedies isn't really a thing in North America.

 

[Mudd]

Adult animation outside of comedies isn't really a thing in North America.

Spiderverse.

 

[Firebird]

DC Animation has been going strong for a long time as well.

 

[Uncle Sock]

I don’t really need an animated version of something that already exists in live action—but a Lower Decks movie? That would send me into orbit.

 

[Mudd]

Animation of the sort used in the Spiderverse films would be creatively liberating for the Trek format.

 

[V'Lias]

Animation of the sort used in the Spiderverse films would be creatively liberating for the Trek format.

I agree. While I personally don't really like the animation style they used in those movies, it would give them a lot of room to work with. I was surprised by how much it costs compared to the recent live action movies though! It's definitely cheaper than live action, but I was guessing it might be a bigger gap. It would be interesting to know the budget breakdown for writing, animation, and actors in live action vs animated.

Animated:
Into the Spider-Verse - $90 million
Across the Spider-Verse - $100 million

Live Action:
Homecoming - $175 million
Far From Home - $160 million
No Way Home - $200 million

*all budget numbers pulled from IMDB