I wonder if Pegg will write a completely new script or if the script is based on Ocris ideas with enough pegging to make a good movie out of it.
The rumors are that Paramount was unhappy with Orci's script and that's why they dropped him as director. If that's true, this is probably a whole new script.
anyway tl dr: I'm not impressed by his writing and I don't trust him being able to deliver when it comes to writing something with more depth and not just comedy.
Okay, there's a fundamental misconception here, which is that comedy can't be deep. On the contrary, the best comedy is as rich and deep as any drama, because both are about exploring the complexities of human behavior and emotion. And I think the Cornetto Trilogy films have a lot of psychological and thematic depth to them.
The director also did mostly action movies.
There are plenty of directors who can do more than one type of film. There was a time when nobody would've expected that the director of
Raiders of the Lost Ark and
E.T. was capable of doing a film like
Schindler's List or
Saving Private Ryan.
In short, I fear that this new creative team will dramatically (no pun intended) change the tone of the other movies.
Is that bad? I liked the first two films for the most part, but I still hope to see something new in the third. A shift in tone and approach could revitalize things.
I sort of also expect to see unrecognizable characters and bias from Pegg's part when it comes to his own character (and possibly his little alien friend)
Now, that's unfair and unjustified. Lots of writer-actors are perfectly capable of putting their egos aside and telling well-balanced stories. Especially comedy writers, given how much comedy is about self-deprecation. Pegg may have played the lead characters in all three Cornetto films, but in each case his character was something of the butt of the film's jokes, especially in
The World's End. He wouldn't be so willing to make himself look bad if he were the egomaniac you're assuming.
Besides, Abrams and Burk (and possibly Orci) will still be the hands-on producers of the film, and I assume Abrams will approach it like the TV showrunner he used to be, revising other writers' scripts to ensure the characters and world are portrayed consistently. Filmmaking is a collaborative process.
add to that, it seems that the rumor that paramount wanted the last movie to look like GOTG is founded... and while I liked that movie and it was fun, it is nothing like the reboot movies and the reason why I like them.
Well, that depends on what aspects they emulate. GotG had a sense of wonder about the universe and a fairly epic scope. I'd prefer a Trek movie's portrayal of the cosmos to be less fanciful -- no giant alien skulls turned into space habitats, please -- but I would like a movie that focuses on space exploration and the grandeur of the cosmos, something we've never really gotten in a Trek movie.
