S.J. Clarkson To Direct Next Star Trek Movie, First Female Director in (Movie) Franchise’s History

[Malaika]

JJ started with television too. He was born a writer and then started directing too and the rest is history.

The thing I care the most about is that the director chosen has a vision and truly likes these movies and characters and thus is inspired to do something "more" with them. I don't need big names or tos fans honestly. Just someone who likes these movies enough and really is compelled to continue the story.

 

[XCV330]

I'm glad there's going to be another Kelvinverse movie. They deserve to continue. I've no interest in Kirk's dad, time travel or the appalling Chris Hemsworth however. Hopefully that idea is dropped. This director is a good choice. She's directed a lot of great tv shows.

I don't mind seeing George Kirk again, provinding t end of the movie has planet Vulcan pop back into place, the timeline restored to some degree, and Captain Robau pop out of a tear in the universe dusting off his hands saying "There. Done"

 

[Romulan_spy]

I am very excited about this news. I think a female director is great. Considering the success of female directed movies in the past, like Wonder Woman, maybe a female director is just what Trek needs? Also I think the idea of Kirk time travelling to meet his dad sounds like a very promising plot.

 

[The Doctor]

Any excuse to put two of the three best Chris' on screen is fine by me. Maybe Captain America can make some sort of cameo for the trifecta?

Holodeck comics, perhaps?

But seriously folks, hooray for more Kelvin Trek. Tarantino's pitch is never going to get made.

 

[Leto_II]

I know, but they had nothing to do with it. That's just how it works in Hollywoood as far as crediting goes.

They worked on a script for ST3, it wasn't used, and they didn't contribute to Beyond in any way, but they're credited as uncredited as a nice gesture.

Right, that's what I was saying, there -- "uncredited writers." Their draft wasn't used, but they were still involved with the project up to a certain point.

 

[Christopher]

I don't mind seeing George Kirk again, provinding t end of the movie has planet Vulcan pop back into place, the timeline restored to some degree, and Captain Robau pop out of a tear in the universe dusting off his hands saying "There. Done"

I've never understood the attitude that anything needs to be "restored." The Kelvin timeline exists alongside the Prime timeline; it didn't replace or overwrite it. Prime is still there, as proven by the existence of Discovery (which takes place in Prime at the same time that Kirk is attending the Academy in Kelvin, and has the Enterprise already in service while it's still under construction in Kelvin). The reason for starting a new timeline was to give the filmmakers the freedom to tell fresh, new stories without being straitjacketed by Prime continuity, and I think that's a good thing to have, creatively speaking.

Besides, a number of other franchises have multiverses, so why are some Trek fans so hostile to the idea?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

If the trend towards "we (aka Humans, Earth, Federation) are the problem, not the other" (Khan, Marcus, Krall) continues, we might see Janice Lester as villainess in this one.

 

[XCV330]

I've never understood the attitude that anything needs to be "restored." The Kelvin timeline exists alongside the Prime timeline; it didn't replace or overwrite it. Prime is still there, as proven by the existence of Discovery (which takes place in Prime at the same time that Kirk is attending the Academy in Kelvin, and has the Enterprise already in service while it's still under construction in Kelvin). The reason for starting a new timeline was to give the filmmakers the freedom to tell fresh, new stories without being straitjacketed by Prime continuity, and I think that's a good thing to have, creatively speaking.

Besides, a number of other franchises have multiverses, so why are some Trek fans so hostile to the idea?

I'm not. It is simply inconceivable that Robau will not fix it at some point.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Given Robau's so called awesomeness, maybe "Robau: A Star Trek Story" will be Tarantino's film.

 

[Terok Nor]

Who is Robau?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Who is Robau?

The captain of the USS Kelvin in the opening scene of ST09

 

[BillJ]

Who is Robau?

The Boba Fett of the Star Trek universe.

 

[XCV330]

Who is Robau?

 

[WarpFactorZ]

JJ started with television too. He was born a writer and then started directing too and the rest is history.

Quite true. And if someone had suggested 20 years ago that the guy who brought us Felicity (which I enjoyed quite a bit, don't get me wrong) would someday direct both the Star Wars and Star Trek movie franchises, I'd have thought twice about it.

Everyone gets their breakout at some point. Give her a chance, and enjoy the news that Trek will be back on the big screen -- possibly as soon as next year.

 

[Ovation]

I don't mind seeing George Kirk again, provinding t end of the movie has planet Vulcan pop back into place, the timeline restored to some degree, and Captain Robau pop out of a tear in the universe dusting off his hands saying "There. Done"

Oh God, no. Just...no. (well the Robau thing can stay--but not the rest)

 

[trekfan39]

But seriously folks, hooray for more Kelvin Trek. Tarantino's pitch is never going to get made

I wouldn't be so sure about that Tarantino has a good amount of pull in Hollywood and his movies do draw in numbers. If Paramount feels they can make money off of it then they will make it.

On another note I'm a little concerned that this SJ Clarkson has never directed a motion picture before and I have to wonder why she got the job as opposed to a bigger name who could help draw in a bigger crowd at the movies.

 

[Tomalak]

On another note I'm a little concerned that this SJ Clarkson has never directed a motion picture before and I have to wonder why she got the job as opposed to a bigger name who could help draw in a bigger crowd at the movies.

Because bigger names are more expensive or didn't want to do it? It's a franchise film, people don't go to the cinema because of the director.

 

[XCV330]

I wouldn't be so sure about that Tarantino has a good amount of pull in Hollywood and his movies do draw in numbers. If Paramount feels they can make money off of it then they will make it.

On another note I'm a little concerned that this SJ Clarkson has never directed a motion picture before and I have to wonder why she got the job as opposed to a bigger name who could help draw in a bigger crowd at the movies.

A producer saw her work on Jessica Jones, TURN, or some other show and realized she'd be a good fit for the new movie?

 

[Christopher]

On another note I'm a little concerned that this SJ Clarkson has never directed a motion picture before and I have to wonder why she got the job as opposed to a bigger name who could help draw in a bigger crowd at the movies.

This would be the fifth Star Trek movie from a first-time feature director. It's hardly unprecedented. And who cares how popular the director is? That's got nothing to do with how good they are.

And let's look at those five Trek directors' prior experience before getting their feature debuts:

Leonard Nimoy: 3 TV episodes on 3 series; one film of Nimoy's one-man play.
William Shatner: 10 TV episodes on 1 series.
David Carson: More than 53 TV episodes on 23 series; one TV movie.
Jonathan Frakes: 16 TV episodes on 5 series.
S.J. Clarkson: More than 76 TV episodes on 12 UK series; 23 TV episodes on 17 US series; one TV movie.

For that matter, The Wrath of Khan was only Nicholas Meyer's second directing credit ever (following Time After Time), and ST '09 was J.J. Abrams's second feature credit (following Mission: Impossible III, as well as 10 TV episodes and one TV movie). Nemesis was the third and last of Stuart Baird's directing credits, all features. The only Trek directors to have more than two prior feature credits were Justin Lin, who had 8 feature credits, 5 short films, and 7 TV episodes across 3 series before he did Beyond, and of course Robert Wise, who directed some 38 movies (and no TV) before ST:TMP.

All in all, then, Clarkson is hardly a novice; she has more separate directing credits to her name than any two other Trek movie directors.

 

[Firebird]

It's a franchise film, people don't go to the cinema because of the director.