Next 'Star Trek' Script Not Boldly Going Anywhere Just Yet

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[Kosh GTO]

Trek' screenwriters deny reports of sequel script being halfway complete

"Star Trek" became a box office smash hit this summer with J.J. Abrams' take on the time-old franchise. And while there has been talk of a sequel adventure to the reboot, it looks like the follow-up is still a while away.

Screen siren Zoe Saldana recently told SciFi Wire that she believed the script to be a work in progress, but screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman said that she's given them far too much credit and that they still have a long road ahead.

“We had about a 15 [to] 30-minute discussion with the whole gang and went our separate ways," Orci told the site. "We're still in the re-reading and taking-it-all-in phase before we actually sit down and start designing it."

Before moving ahead with another project for the franchise, the writing dynamic duo -- who are also responsible for the success of the Transformers movies -- want to weed out the bad ideas in order to find the great ones first. And that in itself is going to take a lot of time as they don't want to rehash old plot lines from the series that have been done before.

"Even when you pitch stuff, sometimes someone will be like, 'Wow, that's like that one episode,'" Orci continued. "So even in trying to stay away from it, you can crash back in there."

His partner in crime was also quick to support him, confirming that they are "only going to do it when it's really right."

They have revealed a few juicy tidbits that they are hoping to incorporate into the movie when it finally goes ahead, including more of the great moments from the series such as the iconic line "He's dead, Jim," which was spoken by Bones on more than one occasion. The new movie will also continue to play on the emotion of the characters without getting too Trek heavy.

One thing both writers remain conscious of though is the alienation of new fans while pleasing the existing fanbase. The new script also may also include Greg Grunberg from “Heroes”, one of JJ Abrams child hood friends who did make a small voice-only cameo in the summer blockbuster. The actor has appeared in several of Abrams' productions including "Alias," "Lost" and "Mission Impossible 3". Grunberg himself has also confirmed that he has a desire to take on the iconic role of Harry Mudd.

It's probable that the new script won't get started until Kurtzman, Orci and Abrams are all available at the same times as producers Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk.

Lindelof won't be available until he gets done with the final season of a little show called “Lost” which he co-created with Abrams so Trek fans should probably sit tight for awhile.



I just hope that they Don't rush this true,just to make $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.   GTO

[compman777]

but $$$$ makes the world go round. Also I am surprise to hear that they are so anxious to make another trek film as the previous one didn't make that much money. But it would be interesting to see how they continue the saga in the future.

[Valkyrie]

Compy, this is me on the left & you on the right: 

Didn't make much money????  Are you kidding?  They have made $381,294,211.00 so far.  That's more than ANY Star Trek movie EVER managed in it's whole run.

Look here for the numbers:

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/StarTrek.php


I agree with Kosh that the best thing is to take their time.  Personally I'd rather they never make another than to rush headlong & release a stinker!

[compman777]

well that is good. but the next one has to have shatner in it as that is your favorite star and wouldn't be star trek with out him.

[Valkyrie]

 

[compman777]

 a HUGE Shatner fan I see.

[warlord489]

id be happy with another couple of good series more so than more movies
wish they would have done the dominion wars series like the had original planned on during the ds9 series even though that was only to run for 3 seasons

or even if they would come out with something elese along the lines of babylon 5 or andromeda
good space based sci fi features are few and far between and there needs to be more of them