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Can someone do both "Star Trek" and "Star Wars"? Apparently so.
It looks like J.J. Abrams will be the director of "Star Wars: Episode VII," the first "Star Wars" film under the Disney banner and the first installment of a planned new trilogy, according to reports published Thursday. Neither Lucasfilm nor Abrams has officially confirmed yet, but an official announcement is said to be forthcoming.
This is surprising news, as not only is Abrams the captain of a certain other sci-fi action adventure tentpole series, he also said back in November that he didn't want the "Star Wars" job.
"I have some original stuff I am working on next," said Abrams in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, though he made it clear that his declining the offer isn't because he's not a fan.
"As a kid I was always a fan of special effects," he said. "Watching movies I was constantly trying to figure out how they did it, whatever the effect was. 'Star Wars' was the first movie that blew my mind in that way; it didn’t matter how they did any of it because it was all so overwhelmingly and entirely great."
Well, Abrams may now be the one who's overseeing all that great stuff after all. The Force is apparently strong with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, who may have performed a Jedi mind trick on Abrams in getting him to commit to a trip to a galaxy far, far away.
Abrams apparently wasn't the only A-list filmmaker recently targeted by Kennedy, as "Argo" director Ben Affleck was also approached for the gig, according to The Wrap. Affleck seems to be shying away from the franchises, as he apparently also turned down an offer to direct "Justice League" at Warner Bros.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
You've taken your first step into a larger universe. Where no man has gone before.
Wild, conspiracy theory prediction- this is Disney's first tentative, insidious step to locking down every major Science Fiction franchise, as sure as the Mickey/Star Wars crossovers were the first flirtations of Star Wars acquisition.
Why would they want this you ask?
Disney has always looked to the future- and once space tourism becomes safe and routine in 20 or 30 years, they will be the first to build Disneymoon- a science fiction theme-park in a space station shaped like the classical mouse head.
The final sign will be when they master space elevator technology, and co-opt Dr. Who for the rights to make the pods look like Tardises (Tardi? I'm not up on Whoisms).
I am overwhelmed with new hope of what I will be doing with my grandkids after I retire.
Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Considering his version of Star Trek is pretty Star Warsy, I'm not surprised.
Frazzled cool if they get away from the stinking jedi a little bit. Talk about beating a dead horse.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Mixed feelings on this to honest. Abrams is certainly a decent director and I loved MI:III and Super 8. Star Trek on the hand was a well shot and decently paced action film, but an utter failure as a Star Trek film. It completely missed the point of what the Star Trek was supposed to be about. Not to mention having an appallingly bad script and plot holes so big you could fly the Enterprise through them.
Perhaps he’ll be better suited to Star Wars.
"And if we've learnt anything over the past 1000 mile retreat it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanisation!"
LuciusAR wrote: It completely missed the point of what the Star Trek was supposed to be about.
This sort of attitude is why the series strongly needed a reboot. It needed to get back to it's adventures roots and away from all the 'tut-tut'ing' on the bridge. The series was bogged down in it's, and it's fans, overinflated sense of self-righteousness, which includes people thinking there is only one way to approach it, as if it were some religious canon.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
This sort of attitude is why the series strongly needed a reboot. It needed to get back to it's adventures roots and away from all the 'tut-tut'ing' on the bridge. The series was bogged down in it's, and it's fans, overinflated sense of self-righteousness, which includes people thinking there is only one way to approach it, as if it were some religious canon.
Star Trek was never just an adventure show though. I think people forget just how revolutionary Star Trek was at the time, even if it seems dated today. It was an show that tackled many real contemporary issues. It was never just about zapping stuff in space, which is all the 2009 film offered.
"And if we've learnt anything over the past 1000 mile retreat it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanisation!"
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
kronk wrote: I hope there's a nude scene with Mara Jade!
Granted, unfortunately the actress is Snooki.
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Star Wars needs a fresh, authentic approach. As far as I can tell, Abrams makes product; glossy, expensive-looking product but just product all the same. I should have figured, after John Carter, that Disney wouldn't take any risks with Star Wars and Abrams is the right choice for generic commercial movie making. His Star Trek movie was super fun and superficial.
How is that different from the prequels? It's not. That's the problem.
At least it's not somone like Michael "Needs Moar Kersplosions" Bay.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Manchu wrote: His Star Trek movie was super fun and superficial.
That’s an excellent summing up of the 2009 Star Trek film. It was basically cinematic junk food, tasty but unfulfilling. Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with that, but I expect more from Star Trek. I would rather watch a Star Trek film that tried to do something deep and failed than one that simply decided not to bother.
I’d rather watch The 1977 Motion Picture that JJ Abrams’ effort and that’s not something I say lightly.
"And if we've learnt anything over the past 1000 mile retreat it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanisation!"
