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- | <wrap em> | + | Director [[Robert Meyer Burnett]] resigned November 2, 2017, from the Axanar film, bringing to an end another chapter in the beleaguered project. |
===== Announced on Facebook ===== | ===== Announced on Facebook ===== | ||
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> Today, I notified // | > Today, I notified // | ||
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==== A Bad Week ==== | ==== A Bad Week ==== | ||
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- | Even with the settlement of the lawsuit, Peters and Burnett disagreed on the form the shortened version of //Axanar// should take. Burnett had advocated for simply producing the first 30 minutes of the feature script; Peters wanted to replicate the success of //Prelude// by mimicking its mock-documentary format. Peters prevailed. | + | Even with the settlement of the lawsuit, Peters and Burnett disagreed on the form the [[axanar_lite|shortened version]] of //Axanar// should take. Burnett had advocated for simply producing the first 30 minutes of the feature script; Peters wanted to replicate the success of //Prelude// by mimicking its mock-documentary format. Peters prevailed. |
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- | People who know Burnett speculated he couldn' | + | People who know Burnett speculated he couldn' |
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> I applaud Rob's decision to finally separate from Axanar, as its " | > I applaud Rob's decision to finally separate from Axanar, as its " | ||
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+ | ==== Official Axanar Statement ==== | ||
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+ | > Last night, I received and accepted the resignation of Robert Meyer Burnett as the director of the two, upcoming 15-minute segments of The Four Years War mock documentary about the Battle of Axanar. Although we’re sorry to see Rob move on to other projects, the decision was not entirely surprising given the fact that much of the pre-production work on the two films is being done here in the Atlanta area and Rob still lives and works in Los Angeles. \\ \\ Rob has also been very busy with some projects of his own over the past year and feels the time is right to focus even more on those opportunities going forward. On behalf of everyone involved in both PRELUDE TO AXANAR and our current production, I’d like to say “thanks” to Rob for his creativity, initiative and hard work to make our projects — from podcasts to finished films — look and sound great. We wish him the very best of luck. \\ \\ Axanar Productions is currently in discussions with a new director who is very familiar with this project and what we accomplished with our award-winning fan film: //Prelude to Axanar//. Once the details of his engagement are finalized, we’ll introduce him to our fans and the greater Star Trek community.((Email from Axanar spokesman Mike Bawden to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 11/3/17.)) | ||
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- | After the departure of //Prelude to Axanar// director [[gossett-subpoena|Christian Gossett]] in May 2015 amid concerns about Peters' | + | After the departure of //Prelude to Axanar// director [[gossett-subpoena|Christian Gossett]] in May 2015 amid concerns about Peters' |
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Burnett remained a [[knowing_infringement|staunch defender]] of Peters and the project throughout the [[copyright infringement]] suit brought against Axanar by Star Trek owners [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]. | Burnett remained a [[knowing_infringement|staunch defender]] of Peters and the project throughout the [[copyright infringement]] suit brought against Axanar by Star Trek owners [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]. | ||
- | That suit was settled in January 2017, allowing Peters and Burnett to proceed with a short, 30-minute version of the Axanar story, terms under which Burnett creatively chafed, waiting months to confirm he would indeed direct Axanar Lite. | + | That suit was settled in January 2017, allowing Peters and Burnett to proceed with a short, 30-minute version of the Axanar story, terms under which Burnett creatively chafed, waiting months to confirm he would indeed direct |
===== Farewell ===== | ===== Farewell ===== |