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J.J. Abrams Commits to 'Star Trek 2'
Source: NYTimes
While a sequel to the highly successful franchise reboot 'Star Trek' (2009) has been in the works for some time now, insiders report that the production is now officially moving ahead now that director J.J. Abrams has officially committed to the project. While it was widely assumed that he would be signing on again, he has often been aloof when asked about it - either giving a vague answer or dodging the question as to whether he would be returning.
With the director locked in, the focus now turns to screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The duo - who wrote the prior film - have been working on the script off and on for the last year, but Kurzman recently took an extended break to make his directorial debut for Dreamworks with the film 'Welcome to People'. With that movie now in post-production, Kurzman and Orci are expected to be fast-tracking the script for the second installment in the rebooted franchise. Reports say that the script is scheduled to be completed by month's end, with pre-production already in the works and shooting to begin this winter.
So, Spillios - the real question here is 'What do you want in your Star Trek sequel'? Would you rather they take the newly altered timeline of the franchise and 'boldly go' in a new direction with new characters, stories, and adventures? Or would you rather see a new "what if?" scenario in which we see classic villains (Khan is the most commonly mentioned) but in a new way? Make yourself heard in the comments below. (and yes, we know you're going to make a lens flare joke...)
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Comment by Drew on September 18, 2011 at 9:07pm -
Uhura should get killed and Spock should go crazy and take the Vulcan discipline of Kolinahr because HE CAN'T TAKE THE EMOTIONS!!! It would also be interesting to see Q fucking with Kirk.
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Comment by John Lemus on September 17, 2011 at 10:06am -
Hey would any one like to see a startrek motion comic
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Comment by John Lemus on September 17, 2011 at 10:04am
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Problems with supernovae are they are unpredictable and the last one that was observed in our galaxy was in 1604.
They say one happens every 50 years or so but since the most recent ones have been light years away that makes them hard to observe. Scientist can only guess what is happening or what causes a star to go supernova. Most say its just a natural occurrence. This page is pretty handy but still incomplete.
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html
When stars go super nova they leave many different remnants. like there are Magnetars a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field, and black wholes. Those are just the two most common ones.
My point in this is that they make for really bad plot devices
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on September 17, 2011 at 9:46am -
@Gift of the Magi
Yeah the whole "bouncing boobies" thing was a bad joke, sorry!
But the point I should have made was that the studio thought that the film needed a romantic subplot, like yourself, I don't thik that Uhura/Spock was necessary in fact it screws up the possible future stories, now they can't do a Spock, pon far story because his libido doesn't become active once every seven years, now he's like a human man, always "up for it!"
I agree that the mind meld scene needed more detailed info, but I like the voice echoes and out of focus camera shots as they kind of simulate memories where things are a little fuzzy.
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on September 17, 2011 at 7:58am -
@Fungusmonkey: There was a comic that covered the events leading to Nero and Spock coming back in time and creating a new timeline...but it's a pretty weak thing when you have to create a graphic novel (barely advertised unless you're a comic fan) to explain a MASSIVE plothole in your film...that could have been covered in about 5 minutes IF:
A.) You opened the movie with it.
B.) The mind-meld scene was done better and not an eye-jarring jumble of half-focused images and terrible voice-overs.
The worst part about the supernova explanation is that the comic NEVER TOLD US WHY THE EXPLOSIVE WAVEFRONT HIT WARP 8! I'm not asking for hardcore science here (this is Star Trek, gods of techno-babble here) but I would like SOMETHING. I shit you not, the only way anyone can find out that answer is to play Star Trek Online. Yes, you actually have to play an MMO to get the whole background story on Abrams' film.
@Happy Birthday Roboto: Dude, we are cool you know this...but when you say 'bouncing boobs' in reference to a woman that barely has any...oy. Female fans and watchers DO NOT NEED a romance story to make them interested. Jesus, Kirk is so much the man-whore that any fantasy women have can usually be covered. My own wife hated Zoe more than me...but wants Pine as a Hall Pass.
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Comment by James Davis on September 16, 2011 at 2:06pm -
Lets see some tribbles, Klingons, and more red shirts biting it
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Comment by John Lemus on September 16, 2011 at 12:09pm
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I think Abrams should team up with Joss Whedon for the rest of the sequels
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Comment by John Lemus on September 16, 2011 at 11:53am
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Indeed Lets hope for the best
Even though the Star Wars Prequels did suck I am still hoping for something more from the Knights of the Old Republic story line
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on September 16, 2011 at 11:44am
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@John Lemus
Yeah I agree, the TOS Star Trek series and films have reached a status close to the (unaltered versions of) the original Star Wars trilogy, but here's the thing, the Star Wars prequels sucked, the Star Trek reboot was lacked plot logic, but was still an interesting and exciting adventure and the sequesls have potential to be good.
Let's hope for the best!
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Comment by John Lemus on September 16, 2011 at 11:21am
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Ah Yes the Rock and the Original Bad Boys were very good movies indeed
I have yet to read any of the comics so I can't really chime in on them, but I can say the last movie left me unimpressed. It had a really good cast, great special effects and decent acting. It started off really great and then when it jumps to the mini origins stories which were interesting. After that just could not keep my interest.
No series in history has had as big of a cultural impact than TOS and its movies like my favorite Wrath of Khan. The reboot to me just could not live up to the Star Trek Legacy.
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