Paramount Confirms TWO Star Trek films currently in the works!

[Khan 2.0]

Guys, the TNG/VOY/DS9 era/character reunion ideas are NEVER going to happen. A huge portion of box office returns is from the under 30 crowd, who have never watched those shows at all. 99% of the general population would never be able to tell you who Bashir or Garak are.

So anytime you are speculating about a possible next movie, think about what Joe Schmoe knows about Star Trek. If it's something that is too niche for Joe Schmoe to be aware of, there is NO WAY it's going to happen. Especially DS9/VOY/ENT anything. Only TOS and TNG really have a public consciousness awareness, and TOS much more so. TNG is known for Picard (you know, the bald captain) and the Borg. That's about it.

yeh agreed. theyd probably only ever risk TNG in supporting roles/cameos to the JJcrew and even then only Patrick Stewart as Admiral/Ambassador Picard (and maybe a CG deaged Brent too so long as he promised to not to bring in John Logan to rewrite the script so its all about Data lol)

 

[bigdaddy]

One is obviously Star Trek Reboot 4 where Kirk looks for the whales homeworld.

The second would be a spinoff that has nothing to do with an Enterprise, or more likely, it's CGI / cartoon / anime.

 

[Khan 2.0]

This, underlined. I think we tend to lose perception of that in our bubble.

Though, how familiar are viewers with all the MU characters coming into those movies? And they arguably make that work. But I believe they are looser with the source material than the folks invested in seeing TNG era characters might be willing to see done to Picard et al.

Marvel can get away with anything now tho. Trek cant lol

 

[Reanok]

I'm glad to hear they're working on two new movies it will be interesting what kind of stories the films will have. I wonder what character they'll them since they won't have Chekov's character in the films anymore.

 

[Jedman67]

I think option 1 is highly likely. I think option 2 is highly unlikely. I think the chances of the TNG-era reunion or reboot would be a huge stretch for the blockbuster target audience.

And I think the whole idea that other put out about some scenario where the JJVerse gets un-booted back to the Prime has close to zero chance. That's an option only to make happy people who have largely not supported the new movies, which I don't see happening.

Regardless, this is fantastic news, and seems to suggest that they are finally getting aboard the whole cinematic universe train.

Yes, well I was being moderately facetious with the TNG and others.

I would like to see a DS9ish reboot set in the Discovery universe, as an alien-turned federation space station in the middle of a war zone plot has a lot of potential. I think that's about as likely as any other new trek series, as the DSC producers can certainly mine existing Trek lore for ideas on a spinoff show.

 

[Smellmet]

I think the most we could expect with any kind of crossover is Stewart in a cameo role of some sort, maybe even a slightly larger supporting role in some kind of time travel story, and even then, he's 77 now, I think it's unlikely at this point. As much as I'd rush to watch it I can't see any kind of full on TNG reboot happening either, Kelvin timeline or otherwise.

Beyond was their big chance to keep this movie franchise alive, and as much as I love the film, they blew it.

I'll still be surprised if we see another Kelvin film at all at the moment. I just don't see the audience appetite for it.

 

[Kelthaz]

This all depends on what Paramount's expectations are for Star Trek. If they want a $500+ million box office hit that can kickstart a movie franchise for them then they're delusional. The Kelvin films failed financially and DS9/VOY/ENT aren't well known enough to support a big budget film. Another TNG movie with Patrick Stewart and a big name director (say Quentin Tarantino) is probably their best shot if that's their goal, but that's still a long shot.

On the other hand, if they're looking for a lower budget film with modest box office expectations then they have plenty of options. That's what they need to do. Of course, Paramount is pretty desperate to jump into the Cinematic Universe game and they're desperate for a franchise, so they're probably going to gamble on a big hit.

 

[Christopher]

I'm pretty sure Patrick Steward, Jery Ryan, Robert Picardo, Alexander Siddig are big-screen worthy...

Stewart is, I doubt audiences outside Trek fandom know who the others are.

Are you kidding? Robert Picardo was already a well-known character actor long before Voyager, with a cult following for his supporting roles in many Joe Dante films and The Wonder Years and a regular role on China Beach, and he's continued to be a well-known screen presence since then, with roles including Richard Woolsey in the Stargate franchise. Jeri Ryan has had an active post-Voyager career with series-regular roles on Boston Public, Shark, and Body of Proof and recurring roles on Leverage and other shows. And Alexander Siddig has appeared in numerous feature films, notably Kingdom of Heaven and Syriana, and had prominent roles in 24, Primeval (as a regular in season 5), the BBC's Atlantis, DaVinci's Demons, Game of Thrones, and Gotham (as Ra's al Ghul, a role he's perfect for).

 

[Tom]

If you want to know whether they are either Prime, or Kelvin timeline, just look out to see if Bad Robot is connected to one or both films. If Bad Robot is connected it will be a Kelvin Universe movie since they have rights invested in it.

 

[Kor]

I wouldn't mind movies that explore different aspects of the Trek universe instead of being more of a sequential series.

Kor

 

[PixelMagic]

Are you kidding? Robert Picardo was already a well-known character actor long before Voyager, with a cult following for his supporting roles in many Joe Dante films and The Wonder Years and a regular role on China Beach, and he's continued to be a well-known screen presence since then, with roles including Richard Woolsey in the Stargate franchise. Jeri Ryan has had an active post-Voyager career with series-regular roles on Boston Public, Shark, and Body of Proof and recurring roles on Leverage and other shows. And Alexander Siddig has appeared in numerous feature films, notably Kingdom of Heaven and Syriana, and had prominent roles in 24, Primeval (as a regular in season 5), the BBC's Atlantis, DaVinci's Demons, Game of Thrones, and Gotham (as Ra's al Ghul, a role he's perfect for).

Delusional. 99% of the general movie audience don't know who Picardo, Ryan, or Siddig are.

 

[Jedi_Master]

FInally the Axanar movie is going to get a chance to shine!

Jason

The best part is that the script is already "locked" so Paramount can just focus on casting and pre-production.

I would like to remind the audience that JJ Abrams killed Star Trek, so all of this is just a mirage.

 

[fireproof78]

so they're probably going to gamble on a big hit.

Good.

 

[bigdaddy]

I'll still be surprised if we see another Kelvin film at all at the moment. I just don't see the audience appetite for it.

Why is that?
People here act like you are the target audience, you aren't They are looking for stupid 25 year olds to go to the movies. They already know they have your money.

 

[Smellmet]

Are you kidding? Robert Picardo was already a well-known character actor long before Voyager, with a cult following for his supporting roles in many Joe Dante films and The Wonder Years and a regular role on China Beach, and he's continued to be a well-known screen presence since then, with roles including Richard Woolsey in the Stargate franchise. Jeri Ryan has had an active post-Voyager career with series-regular roles on Boston Public, Shark, and Body of Proof and recurring roles on Leverage and other shows. And Alexander Siddig has appeared in numerous feature films, notably Kingdom of Heaven and Syriana, and had prominent roles in 24, Primeval (as a regular in season 5), the BBC's Atlantis, DaVinci's Demons, Game of Thrones, and Gotham (as Ra's al Ghul, a role he's perfect for).

No I'm not kidding. Stewart is the only big name out of these, and even his presence isn't enough on it's own to sell a 150 million dollar blockbuster to the masses.

 

[Smellmet]

Why is that?
People here act like you are the target audience, you aren't They are looking for stupid 25 year olds to go to the movies. They already know they have your money.

Because, despite my love for the kelvin movies, beyond underperformed to the tune of 200 million dollars, despite being a very accessible, entertaining summer blockbuster that was full of heart, humour and stunning visuals. These 'stupid 25 year olds' didn't put their hand in their pocket for it, despite their best efforts.

 

[ISS Enterprise]

No I'm not kidding. Stewart is the only big name out of these, and even his presence isn't enough on it's own to sell a 150 million dollar blockbuster to the masses.

Have to agree here. Stewart also is showing his age now.

 

[Smellmet]

Have to agree here. Stewart also is showing his age now.

Exactly. Logan sold well to adult crowds as it was an adult film, and was good on it's own terms. No one under the age of 30 (and I'm being generous there) is going to give a shit about a trek movie that's aimed at general audiences with him in a lead role.

Now the rumored QT project could be a different story of course, but that is potentially a different animal.

I could see a crossover with the kelvin cast featuring Stewart working in a days of Future Past kind of way, but that will need to be a pretty epic, costly picture.

 

[XCV330]

HBO is working on five Game of Thrones spinoffs, but not all of them will come to fruition. This is probably the same thing. Paramount has two ideas in the air for Star Trek movies and they're looking into them, but they haven't decided which of the movies -- if any -- to greenlight.

They've been mulling over a Rome movie or movies for years now, but nothing has happened. i wont hold breath.

First off, it's not really a formal announcement. Some actor or writer let it slip recently that Paramount was looking into several script possibilities, and it sounds like this exec was asked about it at a convention and confirmed it, with the clarification that they're working on two specific ones.

Second, there's nothing at all unusual about holding back details at this stage. Naturally, everything is still in flux at this point, so anything that was revealed now could be completely changed in a few months. There's nothing to be gained by going into specifics.

it's just good news that someone is starting to admit SOMETHING about the movies.

 

[Jayson1]

No I'm not kidding. Stewart is the only big name out of these, and even his presence isn't enough on it's own to sell a 150 million dollar blockbuster to the masses.

Well you could always connect Shatner to the project or bring in another star actor to play a new character such as RIker and Troi having a kid who is played by" young hot middle 20's sexy up and coming movie star."

Jason