Abrams may not direct next Star Trek

[YJ02]

Shatner is a fan now, but he sure wasn't when TOS was on, or even after when Star Trek The Movie came out. But I would much rather have his input than not. Im hoping that these forgettable Trek films from Abrams are well...forgotten. But the cast they have chosen is top notch. They have legs, but this action Trek does not. Im hoping that the next production crew keeps the cast, dumps the Enterprise GT, reconnects with the original TOS timeline and does it right, along with science and social meaning. Like...Star Trek! I would even be happy with an exact re-do of an episode in TOS, only updated. But there is no need for a "new take" on the core of Star Trek. Just on the way it looks and the stories they tell. You cant do Cold War social mirroring, because there is no Cold War like then. You could easily do The Menagerie, and even have Pike there, but he would have to still be in his wheelchair and incapacitated somehow. This Spock would make that interesting, especially with this Kirk from Pine.

At least Tim Burton's first Planet of the Apes flopped.

But I thank JJ for bringing Trek back for Paramount as a moneymaker, if not major. He has jump started the franchise again.

I wonder what Shatner REALLY thinks about Abrams' Trek?

Oh, I know! But they are a different kind of fan, and Abrams is speaking their language fluently. He can do the battles, the visual tension, the sense of excitement...its what he is made of. The first SW film A new Hope started with a space battle. They have spaceships that can do anything and be shaped in any fashion, and in SW, they can create aliens where there is no need to know what culture or planet they are from. HOWEVER, Lucas utilized some questionable stereotypes in the last set of SW movies that I think are beneath Abrams. I doubt we will see such obvious ones as Jar Jar Binks or Watto or the Trade Federation.

Abrams is going to serve up some great Star Wars. There are few things he can ruin except perhaps how Wookies look, light sabers, iconic ships like the Millenium Falcon and Imperial Cruisers and the Death Stars and Rebel Fighter X wings and such. He could ruin R2D2 or C3PO by changing how they look. Lets wait and see...
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Since the SW movies will be a continuation and in their future, who knows what new inventions and devices galactic peace and de-militarization has brought to the people?

 

[Overmind One]

I wonder what Shatner REALLY thinks about Abrams' Trek?
Since the SW movies will be a continuation and in their future, who knows what new inventions and devices galactic peace and de-militarization has brought to the people?

I wonder if Abrams will do the first underwater lens flares in the industry for Star Wars? And Shatner....well, he is already pissed because of the first movie, and he got shut out of the second one too. Im sure he is not happy, but TBH he wanted the first movie to center around him. Pleeeeeease get another guy for Star Trek 3!

 

[shavedape]

I wonder if Abrams will do the first underwater lens flares in the industry for Star Wars? And Shatner....well, he is already pissed because of the first movie, and he got shut out of the second one too. Im sure he is not happy, but TBH he wanted the first movie to center around him. Pleeeeeease get another guy for Star Trek 3!

OMG, that's just

Dude needs to just sit back and collect residual checks and do the occasional fan convention.