Hasbro’s KRE-O STAR TREK with Stop Motion Digital Short

RMN Digital | May 8, 2013 | Americas, Consumer, Entertainment, Games, Masses, Regions | No Comments

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced the availability of the new KRE-O STAR TREK line at retail locations beginning Tuesday, May 7.

Also releasing is a stop motion animated short featuring KRE-O building sets and KREON figures based on the iconic STAR TREK film franchise.

Fans can watch the video, with a new stand-alone STAR TREK storyline, now on the official KRE-O YouTube channel at youtube.com/KREO. The digital short will make its television broadcast premiere May 13 at 7:30 p.m. EST on Cartoon Network.

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The KRE-O STAR TREK stop motion digital short animation was produced through film director J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, with special effects for the piece created by Kelvin Optical, one of the visual effects teams also working on the soon-to-be released STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS from Paramount Pictures.

The KRE-O STAR TREK line, under license from CBS Consumer Products, is based on the upcoming film STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, directed by Abrams and in theaters on May 17, and features a variety of intergalactic space vehicles from the movie.

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Also featured in the line are 18 collectible KREON figures based on iconic STAR TREK characters, to be released throughout 2013.

The new KRE-O STAR TREK line marks the unveiling of LIGHTTECH, a light-up feature within every KRE-O STAR TREK building set that allows kids and fans to bring the fantasy world of STAR TREK to the next level.