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JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« on: April 21, 2006, 03:46:44 PM »
Reported in Variety today.  The film's set to come out in fall 2008.  He'll also help write it.

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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.


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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2006, 03:51:08 PM »
continuity editor hell!

It's like Enterprise, only not as far back in the past.
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2006, 04:16:12 PM »
Since when has the Star Trek been interested in continuity? You just have someone travel back in time and change whatever you don't like!   ;D

...Who will they cast? This isn't going to be as bad as dumb and dumberer is it?
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2006, 04:30:49 PM »
For me the thing to get excited/talk about isn't the plot so much as the director.  JJ's the guy who did Lost, Alias, and now has directed Mission Impossible 3 (which I'm hearing great things about).  I think this could be a really good "restart" to the films, which have fizzled of late.
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2006, 04:38:20 PM »
eek.

And all I wanted was a DS9 movie. Odo Returns! or something. *sigh*
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2006, 04:39:24 PM »
While I'm excited to have someone as talented as Abrams take the helm of the movie, I think it's a big mistake to revisit the origins of the series. Getting new actors to play Kirk and Spock will make it feel weird. Plus haven't we had enough of those characters anyway?
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2006, 04:49:11 PM »
Clearly not I suppose.... I wonder if it will looked at as a cheap imitaion of the Star Wars prequels.

.....But better.  ;)
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2006, 05:12:53 PM »
That dosn't take much...
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2006, 12:00:26 AM »
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While I'm excited to have someone as talented as Abrams take the helm of the movie, I think it's a big mistake to revisit the origins of the series. Getting new actors to play Kirk and Spock will make it feel weird. Plus haven't we had enough of those characters anyway?


It could sink or swim.  They write some pretty good Star Trek novels with the original characters.  If they cast Kirk and Spock well, I will probably go see it.  I don't want to watch Shatner and Nimoy get any older.
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2006, 01:21:53 AM »
Personally the only way I'll see it is if they actually have Shatner and Nemoy as Kirk and Spock, you can do lots of things with CG and Makeup.
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2006, 08:54:32 PM »
If a new Star Trek movie without Shatner wasn't bad enough now the rumors are spreading that everyone's favorite thespian Ben Affleck will be case as Captain Kirk.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=320544
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2006, 11:41:35 PM »
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAAA

Man, that's funny.
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2006, 11:45:47 PM »
Ben Afflek? Please excuse me...

I think I'm going to be ill....
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2006, 12:08:24 AM »
and here's the kicker, Mat Damon is gonna play spock.
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Re: JJ Abrams to helm next Star Trek Movie
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2006, 01:27:45 AM »
I don't think that's funny.

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