I’d be down if they dropped JJ Abrams.
Comment on “Untitled Star Trek Origin Story” film officially added to Paramount Pictures' 2025-2026 lineup.
veeesix@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
The film is “set decades before the original 2009 Star Trek film.” Toby Haynes (Andor, Black Mirror “USS Callister”) is directing based on a screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie), with J.J. Abrams returning as producer.
[…] the origin story movie is set to start filming by the end of the year. There are no details yet on the plot, specific time setting, or cast. If Paramount can move fast enough they could get the origin movie into theaters by 2026—in time for Star Trek’s 60th anniversary.
I’d be down for an Andor-styled origin story.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
theinspectorst@kbin.social 11 months ago
But ... I thought the 2009 film was an origin story?
It was literally the story of how the Kelvinverse came to exist and it followed Kirk, Spock, McCoy and co from their Academy days.
MamboGator@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And Strange New Worlds. And Enterprise. And First Contract. How many origin stories does Star Trek need?
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Stories are a lot easier to write if you don’t have to come up with an ending.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Now we get to see their conceptions
veeesix@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
My take is that it could be a Starfleet origin story that takes place between Archer and Kirk’s stories.
xyguy@startrek.website 11 months ago
I think they mean Seth Grahme-Smith, author of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.
So I’m down. Please not too many pew pew space battles. You can include Abe Lincoln if appropriate. That is precedented and canonical for Star Trek.
Corgana@startrek.website 11 months ago
Me too weirdly. I have watched the Kelvinverse movies all exactly once, but this doesn’t sound so bad.
criitz@reddthat.com 11 months ago
JJ Abrams 🙄