I wonder who is going to play Kirk?
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
A friend of mine (thanks M) just sent over a link to a story about the forthcoming 11th Star Trek feature, reminding me that I've been meaning to make a BIG FUCKING DEAL about this.
A new Trek movie is slated for release in 2008!
Just in case you glossed over that last sentence, there is going to be a new Star Trek movie made and it will come out only 2 years from now!!
Rumours have abounded for months (better make that years) that there will in fact even be an 11th Star Trek movie after the dismal treatment and sendoff Paramount gave to Star Trek: Enterprise, and the poor box-office showing of Nemesis (and don't even get me started on that either).
According to an official press release from Paramount, the creative team now in charge of new projects is looking to revitalize the franchise by using 'A' list talent like the creators of LOST and the writers of MI:3. The story is tentatively said to center on the early careers of Kirk, Bones and everyone's favourite pointy eared Vulcan.
Links (each tells pretty much the same story):
- SciFi.com article
- TrekToday's entry
- IGN's take
- A Spacecast/Canadian perspective
- The Variety piece that started it all
- Dateline's satire of the announcement (very funny)
- The official and definitive word from StarTrek.com (Paramount owned)
Blah.
But now. Finally. A genuine reason to live.
At least until the summer of 2008.
posted by raistlinsghost at 4/25/2006 01:17:00 AM
2 Comments:
heh. A good reason to live.
Looks like a great concept for the next film, of course they will have to have some sort of "the universe is ending" plot in there somewhere.
It wouldn't be Star trek otherwise. :)
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