OT: (barely) New Star Trek Movie on its way

[geoschmo]

Daily Variety said the action would center on the early days of "Star Trek" characters James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, including their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and first outer-space mission.

So, how long will it take for the really picky Trek fans to start complaining that the story idea is flawed since Spock was a member of the Enterprise crew before Kirk took over command from Captain Pike, so presumably their respective first outer-space missions would have been separate?

Oh wait, I guess I just did.

I suppose it would be possible to write a back story that wouldn't conflict with the established canon where they meet at the academy and then go their separate ways before meeting back up on the Enterprise. You'd have to ignore the Trek books to do it, but nobody pays attention to those anyway.

[Azselendor]

Star Trek Academy movie? If that's the film they release (instead of the Star Trek Romulan War movie) then I'll take back every bad thing I said about Brannon Braga.


Seriously, there was a proposed idea about doing a set of films focused on the Romulan Wars called "Star Trek The Beginning" or something. The idea got killed with the viacom merger/dissolving/osmosis ordeal. I liked that idea a lot more.

[Atrocities]

Didn't they learn their lesson with Enterprise? This is, at this point, just a rumor and is NOT an official work in progress. I have read this same "Acadamey Movie" thing at least 10 times over the last eight years. Do not put any stock into it until you see the movie trailer.

Edit:

Looks like Brandon Braga is involved.... BAD mojo here guys. Just look to Enterprise to see example. While I am highly skeptical of the report, it does look more authentic than the ones I have read in the past. If they do make this movie, It too may bomb. I don't understand why they simply do not make another Us vs. The Borg movie with an all star cast, great story over a 3 hour movie. People have learned nothing from the LOTR movies have they? If the material is solid, the movie is sound, and the script and direction are air tight, they will come.

[ZeroAdunn]

Considering all the recent changes at paramount I don't think it is all that unreasonable to believe this movie could be good.

They do just need to try and make a boxoffice success, instead of making a "true" to trek movie, as trek is the most rediculously butchered franchise out there.

[Renegade 13]

Personally, I think the Star Trek film franchise needs to die, at least for a time. Frankly, it's old, it's all been done before; they haven't thought of anything new in 20 years.

[Azselendor]

I agree, let the fields lay fallow for star trek for 10 years (20 is too much).

[Randallw]

It looks like a Star Trek movie will be made, but the guy supposedly writing it hints that it won't be about Kirk and Spock

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-04-27/#2