Unless Lord Alec wants to dig an even deeper grave for himself and give C/P more ammo to use against him and his acolytes (which wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility), I doubt at this juncture that we'll be seeing much of any development on the film (or any other derivative works added to the donor store).
Yes, by all means, get those damn patches and whatever else already promised shipped out the door ASAP. As far as actual money making goes, patches and other minutiae from the donor store aren't going to help pay the rent on that warehouse/studio/sound stage or cover other expenses.
Enter Bawden and possible new media/native media productions.
It's my recollection that Bawden alluded to playing some kind of PR angle with new/native productions back in part II of that Trekzone interview (I think? might've been someone else or somewhere else I heard it....). To keep the money flowing, I'm guessing that in the interim here while Ranahan & co. are 'doing the needful' as it stands, Alec will try and get some kind of independent side-venture going (whether that involves someone coming in and renting studio space, or some other idea of his we haven't heard about).
Think about it.......it might not matter why he would possibly continue working on the film (as his past actions show him defying all logic and reason), but how could he?? Outside of his acolytes/true believers/misc. fans.........what actor with any amount of good sense would be involved with this still, signed contract or not?? Further, what author/writer/artist/designer etc would likewise want to be involved with any ancillary/derivative (merchandising) project?
At this stage in the game, I'm really starting to wonder if he still has the people required to keep going with the film, let alone any other related venture.....
