Well, it looks like the Star Trek prequel film won't be out this Christmas. Its release date has been moved to May 8, 2009 to take advantage of what Paramount believes will be a better time of the year for a big genre film.

Of course, the film will still have major competition: X-Men Origins: Wolverine is planned to open a week earlier and The Da Vinci Code prequel Angels & Demons will open a week after Star Trek. But still, summer is a better time for a big film and it will give the film more time in post-production, which could result in a bigger hit and a better film.