Television The Star Trek Thread V6.0

[Gene Tunney]

 

[Joe_Armstrong]

 

[Joe_Armstrong]

Haha, I'm waching TNG and every time Picard or Geordi say 'Computer' my Alexa turns on

 

[sverre054]

Apparently, Patrick Stewart has decided to retire from acting at age 85. He will make his final acting appearance in Avengers: Doomsday next year.

Not totally surprising. You could tell filming Picard season 2 and 3 back to back during the peak of COVID, really took it out of him. He is approaching his late 80s, and really seemed ageless until recently. He's the GOAT of Star Trek for sure.

 

[The Clinch]

Skydance may be moving forward with a new Trek movie that will “be a new take” on the franchise.

“…completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous or current television series, movie or prior movie development projects.”

But hey, coming November 28th:

 

[sverre054]

Skydance may be moving forward with a new Trek movie that will “be a new take” on the franchise.

“…completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous or current television series, movie or prior movie development projects.”

But hey, coming November 28th:

I've never been into Legos, but Im really tempted to pick this up, but it is $400.

 

[sverre054]

This is a good early sign from Skydance. The last few movies these guys have made, have been great. Dungeons and Dragons didn't do amazing at the box office, but it has gotten great reviews from critics and fans alike, and has done really well in streaming. I'm really glad they are going with a new crew and story. Hope they do the same thing on the TV front. I also think this move is farther along than we think. This announcement is getting a ton of press, and was promoted by Paramount.

Breaking: Paramount Developing “New Take” Star Trek Film From ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Duo

Is it finally happening?

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Breaking: Paramount Developing “New Take” Star Trek Film From ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Duo​

It looks like Paramount has found that “fresh idea” for a new Star Trek movie they were looking for, possibly ushering the franchise back onto the big screen for the first time in almost a decade. The new management team running the studio has made good on promises to invest in franchises and attract new talent, looking to the creative pair behind films like Spider-Man: Homecoming and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to deliver a new Star Trek movie.

An original Star Trek movie​

The big news was first reported by Deadline and then followed up by the other Hollywood trades confirming the team of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have beamed in to write, produce, and direct a new “original” Star Trek film. According to Deadline, there are no plot details beyond saying “Goldstein and Daley’s film is a completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous or current television series, movie or prior movie development projects.”

Deadline noted that while they haven’t been able to confirm it, “sources also add it’s likely that new characters will be featured in this version.” That would rule out another “reboot” of The Original Series or any other previous Star Trek series. This report comes just two weeks after it was reported that Paramount was moving on from another attempt at a direct sequel to 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, abandoning almost a decade of development hell to bring back the Kelvin Universe series led by Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk.

As for the “Star Trek Origin” movie from writer/director Toby Haynes (and produced by X-Men’s Simon Kinberg), Variety speculates that film has met the same fate as a fourth Kelvin movie. As they colorfully stateD: “now both productions appear to be stranded in deep space with life support failing.”

This new project does feel like a completely fresh take for the new Paramount. There is no indication that J.J. Abrams, who produced the last three films, or his Bad Robot production company is involved. According to Deadline, Goldstein and Daley will be making the film under their GoldDay production banner.

A new duo with ties to Paramount and Skydance​

According to the report, the new creatives “have shown a knack for delivering scripts with new and fresh takes on existing IP while also adding a fun and lightness that differentiated them from other films in the franchise.” The pair previously worked with Paramount on the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves (starring Chris Pine), which played well with fans and critics (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), although it only brought in a bit over $200 million, short of expectations. Recently, they worked with Skydance on the upcoming Cold War action comedy Mayday starring Ryan Reynolds, which “tested through the roof in early screenings for Skydance and Apple,” according to Deadline.

There is no word on how far along the project is or when Paramount is targeting a release, but this news makes good on the new management team’s statements that bringing Star Trek back to the big screen is “absolutely a priority.” Paramount is also reportedly interested in finding a way to treat the films and Trek TV on Paramount+ “holistically.” It’s unknown if that will work with this new movie and the current crop of shows being produced by Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout for CBS Studios.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Kelvinverse is just 3 movies. No one thinks the books and comics will be respected so i do not see why this is needed.

 

[sverre054]

Kelvinverse is just 3 movies. No one thinks the books and comics will be respected so i do not see why this is needed.

It shows that they are letting the current Bad Robot and secret hideout deals end. No more Kelvinverse and moving past Kurtzman leading Trek.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Skydance may be moving forward with a new Trek movie that will “be a new take” on the franchise.

“…completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous or current television series, movie or prior movie development projects.”

But hey, coming November 28th:

I look forward to it. Less prequels. And I really hate how, in the prequels, everything has to referenced some other Star Trek lore or canon.
Like how La’an in New Worlds has to be related to Khan. Or how they somehow shoehorned Khan being related to Dr. Soong.

There’s too much of that. Give me something different amd new.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

It shows that they are letting the current Bad Robot and secret hideout deals end.

We would find out eventually.

 

[Bob Gray]

Skydance may be moving forward with a new Trek movie that will “be a new take” on the franchise.

“…completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous or current television series, movie or prior movie development projects.”

But hey, coming November 28th:

Nah, that sounds like a bit of fresh air. Obviously depends on where they go, but with all the different material making everything so convoluted, a fresh take might be best. Maybe theyll do a jump into the future or something. "Star Trek: The Next Generation After The Next Couple of Generations After That".

 

[Joe_Armstrong]

I just love the two DS9 episodes with Quark and the Klingon woman Grilka
Masterful interaction

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

So a new Trek Academy clip is out and of course the villain has the vibe of...



Bagel Boss guy.

Is there a reason they could not show a scary competent deep voiced male villain? I miss TNG, DS 9 and even Voyager taking itself seriously.

 

[sverre054]

So a new Trek Academy clip is out and of course the villain has the vibe of...



Bagel Boss guy.

Is there a reason they could not show a scary competent deep voiced male villain? I miss TNG, DS 9 and even Voyager taking itself seriously.

Paul Giamatti is a pretty amazing actor, and a huge trek fan. I'll give the show the benefit of the doubt until I see it, but I think this will be the last gasp of the Secret Hideout era. Their deal expires at the end of 2025, so I'm sure Skydance already has plans on who they want to take over trek. The new head of TV has worked extensively with Ronald Moore, and that would be amazing news if he came back to Trek.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Paul Giamatti is a pretty amazing actor, and a huge trek fan. I'll give the show the benefit of the doubt until I see it, but I think this will be the last gasp of the Secret Hideout era. Their deal expires at the end of 2025, so I'm sure Skydance already has plans on who they want to take over trek. The new head of TV has worked extensively with Ronald Moore, and that would be amazing news if he came back to Trek.

I did not say anything bad about Giamatti.

I buy that there is good / mediocre Trek if see it.

 

[sverre054]

First clip from Academy
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