The new Star Trek movie is on the horizon, replacing all of the classic actors with new, younger faces in the familiar roles that started Star Trek on its long path so many years ago. But Paramount isn’t completely turning their backs on the classic cast members. Instead, it’s taking advantage of the new Star Trek boom by releasing the first six movies on Blu-ray on May 12th.

Although some of these classic Trek films are inferior to a few of the Next Generation movies, the reason behind releasing the first six films is obvious - these are the movies with Kirk, Spock, and company in them - the same characters that will appear in the new Star Trek film.

I have to admit, I never picked all of these up on DVD, so the chance to get them in a single set on Blu-ray is pretty appealing. It helps that the discs are fully loaded. Of course, a lot of the content is made up of material we’ve seen before, but a lot of it has been converted to high def. You also get a new commentary track on most of the movies, and the set includes a bonus disc with “The Captain’s Summit,” a roundtable discussion about life on Trek from the captains and first officers of Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Take a look at the announced details for the “Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection” on Blu-ray below. This isn’t the only new Star Trek releases we’ll be getting in celebration of the new movie though; be sure to check out details on other releases here and here.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture New! Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture (HD) Special Star Trek Reunion (HD) Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind V’ger (HD) Deleted Scenes Storyboards Trailers & TV Spots Library Computer (BD Exclusive) BD Live: Star Trek I.Q. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer New! Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto James Horner: Composing Genesis (HD) A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban (HD) Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics (HD) Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (HD) Captain’s Log Designing Khan Original interviews with DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek I: The Wrath of Khan The Star Trek Universe: A Novel Approach Storyboards Theatrical trailer Library Computer (BD Exclusive) BD Live: Star Trek I.Q. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll and Robin Curtis Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor Library Computer Captain’s Log Terraforming and the Prime Directive Industrial Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek (HD) Spock: The Early Years (HD) Space Docks and Birds of Prey Speaking Klingon Klingon and Vulcan Costumes Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum Hall of Fame (HD) Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer Photo Galleries Storyboards Theatrical Trailer (HD) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy New! Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman Pavel Chekov’s Screen Moments (HD) The Three-Picture Saga (HD) Star Trek for a Cause (HD) Starfleet Academy: The Whale Probe (HD) Future’s Past: A Look Back On Location Dailies Deconstruction Below-the-Line: Sound Design Time Travel: The Art of the Possible The Language of Whales A Vulcan Primer Kirk’s Women From Outer Space to the Ocean The Bird of Prey Original interviews with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and DeForest Kelley Roddenberry Scrapbook Featured Artist: Mark Lenard Production Gallery Storyboards Theatrical Trailer (HD) Library Computer (BD Exclusive) BD Live: Star Trek I.Q. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner New! Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman Star Trek Honors NASA (HD) Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan (HD) Starfleet Academy: Nimbus III (HD) Harve Bennett’s Pitch to the Sales Team The Journey: A Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Makeup Tests Pre-Visualization Models Rockman in the Raw Star Trek V press conference Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute Original Interview: William Shatner Cosmic Thoughts That Klingon Couple A Green Future? Deleted Scenes Production Gallery Storyboards Theatrical Trailers (HD) TV Spots Library Computer (BD Exclusive) BD Live: Star Trek I.Q. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn New! Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (HD) To Be Or Not To Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (HD) Starfleet Academy: Praxis (HD) The Perils of Peacemaking Stories from Star Trek VI: It Started with a Story Prejudice Director Nicholas Meyer Shakespeare & General Chang Bring it to Life Farewell & Goodbye Conversations with Nicholas Meyer Klingons: Conjuring the Legend Federation Operatives Penny’s Toy Box Together Again DeForest Kelley: A Tribute Original cast interviews Production Gallery Storyboards 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer Trailers Library Computer (BD Exclusive) BD Live: Star Trek I.Q. Bonus Disc: Star Trek: The Captains’ Summit (HD) - a 70-minute exclusive round table discussion hosted by Whoopi Goldberg in which William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes share candid moments and intimate details about life on the set.