Paramount moving forward on Star Trek sequel (http://trekmovie.com/2009/03/30/breaking-paramount-moving-forward-on-star-trek-sequel-supreme-court-on-board/)
From Trekmovie.com and Variety.

God bless you, J.J.

I was over at Aint it Cool News today reading yet two more RAVE reviews:

"Karl Urban IS Dr. McCoy, plain and simple. Perhaps more than any other cast member, Urban delivers lines that have worked their way into the lexicon, but he manages to do so in a way that sounds like actual dialogue and not like verbal tips of the hat to the series. It kind of gave me chills to hear him say, "Dammit, Jim..." and realize that it was the first of thousands of times he would say it. I love that John Cho's Sulu is a brilliant swordsman and proves it the first chance he gets (and no, that's not a gay joke), and that the on-board computer has trouble penetrating Chekov's (Anton Yelchin) thick Russian accent. Almost more than anything, I love how Mr. Scott (Simon Pegg) is introduced into the story--perhaps a bit too late in the story for my tastes, but Pegg swarthy Scottish accent makes up for his late entry into the plot; I can honestly say I did not see that coming."

It just gets more & more cool! :thumbsup:

It actually doesn't surprise me in the least that they're planning more films. They have a cast that's young enough, a growing fan base outside the hard wired guys and most of all, in the past they've green lighted one stink bomb after the next, so why wouldn't they do a follow up to one that people actually wanted to see?

What's really cool is that some of the newcomers may be interested in going back to see where all of this came from. I've got a young friend who did just that, and now she's really digging Trek stuff and before this film never gave Star Trek two thoughts. Good deal, JJ!

What's really cool is that some of the newcomers may be interested in going back to see where all of this came from. I've got a young friend who did just that, and now she's really digging Trek stuff and before this film never gave Star Trek two thoughts. Good deal, JJ!

Then they'll start "griping" on how the new movie isn't canon!:p
-Jim

Then they'll start "griping" on how the new movie isn't canon!:p
-Jim
That only starts when you hit 40! :thumbsup:

Let's talk sequel.. While i do want to see a fresh original story, a big part of me would LOVE to see the main plot of "where no man has gone before" with Pike in stead of Gary Mitchell. Imagine what Greenwood could do with that role... and you would have good meaty drama with Pine and Quinto clashing over stranding Pike or killing him before he got too powerful..

the final scene would show the defeated and mentally crippled Pike being brought out in his famous chair, only being able to beep once for yes, twice for no...

powerful drama, great thematic elements and a nod to the classic

and that's what i would do if I ran the show

How about a new take on Talos IV with Pike?

that would be great, too.

I'm just anticipating the whole "we have to have an evil bad guy villian" vibe and this way you could use a character the new audience would already be familiar with.

personally I'd like a new "v'ger/2001 type" of enigmatic entity, but those stories don't tend to sell a lot of tickets.

unless they are trying to talk to the whales:p

Off to a good start...
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/weekend-prediction-star-trek-65m/

Those numbers are sooo encouraging to see! To think that it would do as well as Wolverine is just great!

Let's talk sequel.. While i do want to see a fresh original story, a big part of me would LOVE to see the main plot of "where no man has gone before" with Pike in stead of Gary Mitchell. Imagine what Greenwood could do with that role... and you would have good meaty drama with Pine and Quinto clashing over stranding Pike or killing him before he got too powerful..

the final scene would show the defeated and mentally crippled Pike being brought out in his famous chair, only being able to beep once for yes, twice for no...

powerful drama, great thematic elements and a nod to the classic

and that's what i would do if I ran the show

I'd pay money to see that. And Abrams would probably be able to do something cool with the next episode, "Man trap". He's done the chameleon enemy thing a few times.

You can bet that no one will be able to guess what the next chapter holds. It will be a completely new adventure and JJ will fix all the errors he made in this movie. I just hope he tones down the bridge lights and doesn't film in a friggin brewery next time. The Titanic looked more modern than the Enterprise did.

They need to lose Scotty's little assistant.

The guts of the ship grew on me as it went on. A bit like going below deck on a battleship or aircraft carrier. Kinda retro too.

Homages are one thing, but they need to stay as far away as possible from rehashing old episodes. A new timeline has been established. It needs to stay there and stand on its own. Too many new stories to tell.

I like the idea that the engineering decks and guts of the ship SHOULD look different as they have a very different purpose, kinda like how the lower decks of the Nostromo obviously served a different purpose from the cleaner living / command areas. The brewery look was a bit much, so I hope they alter that next time around but it was far from a deal breaker for the movie.

You also can't rehash film versions of TOS episodes since they're in a different timeline. Although it would be really cool to see something on the order of Where No Man Has Gone Before-probably my favorite episode, though there were many. I always thought the idea of a renegade Starfleet crew would be a good idea. Could you imagine how the world could be held hostage by a submarine crew? Imagine that threat by 1,000!

I'm surprised no one mentioned Willy Wonka. The original film had the fat kid (Augustus) in the clear tunnel. When I saw Scotty in the tunnel, I laughed and thought if only it were chocolate.:).
This was the most fun I have ever had at a Star Trek movie, and I have been watching since 1966.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Willy Wonka. The original film had the fat kid (Augustus) in the clear tunnel. When I saw Scotty in the tunnel, I laughed and thought if only it were chocolate.:).
This was the most fun I have ever had at a Star Trek movie, and I have been watching since 1966.

plus Scotty's asst. (Keenster?) was played by Deep Roy aka all of the Oompa Loompas in the burton version

Not to rain on any parades, and despite reports to the contrary, but no Trek sequel has been green-lit at this point. A sequel is in development, but that's all.

A green-light for Trek XII is contingent upon a Trek XI domestic gross of at least $200 million. Judging from this past weekend that figure would appear to be within reach, but we won't know for certain for another week or two.

Just to clarify; having a show "in development" basically means the studio has given the writer/producers a limited amount funds with which to write a story treatment (i.e. a detailed outline). By bestowing the coveted green light upon a project the studio is authorizing the hiring of crew, the commencement of casting, the construction of sets, the development and budgeting of FX, the exploration of advertising materials, etc.

According to the link above, it's $76.5M total, with $18.3M on Sunday.

I'm not familiar with weekend box office trends, but that seems like quite a drop. Do Mon-Fri totals usually exceed a Sunday gross? If not, a long run might be needed to get to that $200, 000,000.

Actually, the revised domestic box office total is $79.2 million for the weekend, with $21 million on Sunday. I'm no expert, but some informed folks on the interwebs are saying this is very good news.

$21 million on Sunday.

That's a more than acceptable figure. :)

That's a more than acceptable figure. :)Sounds good to me; I wouldn't expect Sunday to be as big as Saturday -- especially when that Sunday is Mothers Day.

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SSB

I'd say that if and when the next film is made, the ideal adversary would be the classic choice: the Klingons. Maybe we should see a new Kor. My initial thought would be to make them adversaries, but with the complexity they acquired from TNG and beyond.

If by some chance they should decide to really step out on a limb and recast Khan, I'd like to see him played by Naveen Andrews (yes, he's my answer for everything -- but at least he is actually of Indian descent).

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Speaking of "Where No Man Has Gone Before", there's a definite Sally Kellerman/Dr. Dehner look-alike on the bridge during several key scenes, dressed in blue with the same hairstyle.

Well,
If they did Khan, they could push back the date for the eugenics war

I'd rather not see Klingons again unless they did something like "Day of the Dove" I imagine all kinds of good juicy social commentary could be gotten from that. An entity who drums up false hostilities for it's own purposes.... perhaps some out of work neo-cons could guest star.

Thats IT ! ..Star Trek 12 the Wrath of Neo-Khan!

I keeeed, I keeeed....

Gary Mitchell should popup, and I'm surprised none of the ruffians Kirk tussled with wasn't outrightly named as Finnegan. That would have been a nice nod considering how many he fought.

I heard the actors have signed on for at least 3 movies. I can see it going that far at least. I loved the movie.

OK, just for laughs..........

Star Trek the Sequal:

Kirk and company go back in time yet again, this time WAY back a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The new Kirk picks up the old Kirk and they hook up with Picard and the new Spock who is talking to the old Spock about women. New Spock is bummed because new Uhura left Starfleet to appear on American Idol which she came in second at and is now thinking of a career singing the national anthem before Cleveland Indians' games. Meanwhile Kirk brings good old Anakin to face the bad new Anakin in a dilithium crystal fight. Chewbacca seeing this and needing a hug, finds Spock and they hook up. Jar Jar is then beamed aboard a Borg ship where the Borg refuse to assimilate him. "Yousa musta makin' mesa robot" he cries but to no avail. Just then Obi-Wan injects the red goo into the death star to save the whales and the movie is over.

Shockers for the next movie:

Bones has a sex change
We find out Scotty did hard time
Pike was a cheap skate thus the term "Piker"
Sulu's parents were Lithuanian little people.

Homages are one thing, but they need to stay as far away as possible from rehashing old episodes. A new timeline has been established. It needs to stay there and stand on its own. Too many new stories to tell.I agree; I think this is one of the reasons they went with the alternate timeline/universe in the new film.

Well, Orci and Kurtzman don't seem to agree:

http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa/

Bullet point six, specifically, seems to indicate they chose to paint themselves in a corner when it comes to pivotal events in the established timeline. They would have to rehash some stories if they maintain that position.

On the bright side, those events may play out differently, and that might be interesting if written well.

Well, Orci and Kurtzman don't seem to agree:

http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa/

Bullet point six, specifically, seems to indicate they chose to paint themselves in a corner when it comes to pivotal events in the established timeline. They would have to rehash some stories if they maintain that position.

On the bright side, those events may play out differently, and that might be interesting if written well.Or they could have mentioned that to show that they're not going to discount certain events simply because they are considered canon to the original timeline. Realistically, at this point they could almost do whatever they wanted in terms of storytelling.

Well,
If they did Khan, they could push back the date for the eugenics war

I'd rather not see Klingons again unless they did something like "Day of the Dove" I imagine all kinds of good juicy social commentary could be gotten from that. An entity who drums up false hostilities for it's own purposes.... perhaps some out of work neo-cons could guest star.

Thats IT ! ..Star Trek 12 the Wrath of Neo-Khan!

I keeeed, I keeeed....

I'd definately pay to see that:thumbsup:

AAArrrrgghhh... a second chance for them to rape my childhood. OH NO!!!

:)

ST opened on the first day of Mrs. Gato & were on vacation, so we saw it at Salt Lake City. We've been used to opening day lines for ST movies and how energetic they were. This crowd was subdued. Only one guy showed up in costume: a TNG uniform. But, by the end the crowd went wild. We never would've guessed it.

I HATE the idea of resets, reboot, retreads, what ever you want to call them, but I heard one idea that made me go "hmmmm"

What if they were to retell "Space Seed" but with Naveen Andrews ( he's certainly in the JJ stable of actors from his work on LOST)???

well?

What if they were to retell "Space Seed" but with Naveen Andrews ( he's certainly in the JJ stable of actors from his work on LOST)???Well, it was my idea. If they were going to do it, Andrews would be a great choice. I'm still not at all sure they should do it. I think if they do it, they should borrow the setup and the characters, and then make it play out in a substantially different way.

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I heard the actors have signed on for at least 3 movies. I can see it going that far at least. I loved the movie.

I want at least TWO trilogies.

Hell, Shatner and Nimoy made six movies. These guys are way younger than the old crew was when they made TMP.

Klingons seem the next obvious source of antagonists. We may get Kang, Kor or Koloth in STXII.

Well, it was my idea. If they were going to do it, Andrews would be a great choice. I'm still not at all sure they should do it. I think if they do it, they should borrow the setup and the characters, and then make it play out in a substantially different way.

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Sbaxter,
Sorry I forgot to give you the credit. It's a cracking good idea, If they HAVE to go that way.

do you think its too soon to make him the "last of the Al Quaida leaders" (as a character, rather than making up some other fictional tribal name)

I want to see the next one NOW!!!!

do you think its too soon to make him the "last of the Al Quaida leaders" (as a character, rather than making up some other fictional tribal name)Probably too soon, but in any event, it wouldn't be necessary. Wasn't Khan given an Indian origin? Andrews is of Indian descent.

Don't worry about giving me credit -- it just seemed natural to me. His portrayal of Sayid Jarrah has me convinced he could play the barely controlled rage that Khan had, and I don't think Khan's arrogance would be much of a stretch.

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