{"id":676201,"date":"2026-07-06T06:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/676201\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T06:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:32:11","slug":"star-trek-4-the-voyage-home-40th-anniversary-re-release-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/676201\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home 40th Anniversary Re-Release Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Admiral Kirk and Spock are Earth-bound once more, as <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home<\/a> is set to return to theaters for its 40th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Artist Matt Ferguson created a poster to commemorate the announcement, as shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/movies\/news\/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home-returning-to-cinemas-for-40th-anniversary-new-poster-exclusive\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Empire<\/a>. The reveal promises to bring stars William Shatner (Kirk) and Leonard Nimoy (Spock) back to the big screen starting September 4, 2026, with tickets for the classic &#8217;80s film on sale now.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It appears the Star Trek 4 re-release will be limited to UK cinemas upon its premiere later this year. For now, there is no confirmation of its return to theaters elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is voyaging back to UK cinemas this September in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the film &amp; the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so happy I got to make new art to celebrate the re-release. More details soon about special screenings &amp; more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdQj2qj2yE\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gdQj2qj2yE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Ferguson (@Cakes_Comics) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cakes_Comics\/status\/2072971083880218660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">July 3, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Star Trek 4 was directed by Nimoy and premiered in 1986. Alongside its 40th birthday arrives the overall franchise&#8217;s 60th anniversary, with various festivities keeping Trekkies celebrating all year long. It all comes to a head on Star Trek Day, September 8.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Using a Klingon ship, the crew of the Enterprise returns to 1980s Earth to retrieve two whales that may save the planet from destruction in their own era,&#8221; an official description for Star Trek 4 says.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ferguson did his part to celebrate the franchise with Star Trek 4 but was also responsible for handling posters for the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan<\/a> and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/star-trek-iii-the-search-for-spock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock<\/a> anniversary releases, too. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cakes_Comics\/status\/2073506889703338214?s=20\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">looked back on his work<\/a> as Star Trek celebrates 60.<\/p>\n<p>LEGO Star Trek Enterprise Build Photos<img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home will descend onto theaters once more this September. While we wait to see if the re-release may come to other locations, you can read IGN&#8217;s <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2003\/02\/25\/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home-special-collectors-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8\/10 review<\/a> of its collector&#8217;s edition.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Admiral Kirk and Spock are Earth-bound once more, as Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home is set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-676201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}