Writers of new Star Trek movie speak out
The newest Star Trek movie is supposed to be just that, 'Star Trek'. No roman numerals, no colons, just Star Trek. It is also apparently not a prequel as rumours have suggested or a sequel but a reimagining of the franchise.Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the two screen writers of the newest Trek flick have also stated that this installation will have a larger budget than any of the previous Trek movies, and that Paramount gave them 'no stipulations and no limits'. There will be significantly more action scenes, and that is about all they are willing to reveal so far, other than the story will revolve around a starship, and the technobabble will also remain.
As to the rumours about the cast, Kurtzman did admit that he is a huge Matt Damon fan, and it would be great if he portrayed Kirk.Kurtzman, Orci, and director/producer J.J. Abrams all worked together previously on Lost which Abrams created, and Mission Impossible III which Abrams directed and Kurtzman and Orci wrote.
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posted by Ross at 03:56
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I have to confess to being pretty ambivalent about this project. Yes, JJ Abrams has done some great stuff -- but he also wrote the notorious never-filmed Superman project that re-imagined Lex as Dr. Luthor, of the CIA Branch For Extra-Terrestial Defence, who is revealed at the end to be an assassin sent from Krypton. Man, did that one ever suck. I haven't liked a Trek movie since Undiscovered Country (although I LOVE Next Gen on tv). Well, I'll certainly see this one before deciding how I feel, of course - only fair to give it a shot.
they can cast new actors as the original characters all they want, it seems to have worked well for the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. my biggest concern is sticking to Star Trek canon. The whole kirk and spock at the academy rumour was already making my stomach turn because as i understood it they never met until kirk took over command of the enterprise. the best thing they can do if they are re imagining trek is to place the story on a new ship with a new crew in the same time frame as the enterprise with maybe a mention of something familiar. at least that way they can't screw up any of the characters we all love.
Agreed 100%. New actors don't bother me (as long as they do it right - Brody as Spock? Too young. He should play Xon or forget about it.)
It's the messing around with the canon part for me, too, and I don't think they're going to stay too close to it...
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