We saw the ship change slightly through the first 3 movies...anyone have predictions of how they will alter the design we saw at the end of beyond for Star Trek 4?
Star Trek 4 Enterprise-A
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Exterior, probably more or less what we saw in Beyond. Interior on the other hand I hope they get rid of that post-modern Apple Store look which just feels like a douchebag magnet.
I would like to see a fully realized Main Engineering, down in the lower levels of the ship. I never liked the soda plant location from the 1st 2 films.
They'll have to tweak the shuttle bay and fantail area anyway because the studio CG model has no detail whatsoever there because it was never seen on camera.
I think it looks fine as-is, but I wonder if they'll subtly alter the proportions in a similar way to how the 1701 changed between the end of Into Darkness and Beyond (or Insurrection and Nemesis, for that matter)?
Perhaps they'll sweep the nacelle pylons back like the original 1701-A?
As for the inside, I predict a bridge and some corridors along the lines of the last 3 movies. If CBS and Paramount were on closer terms, I'd expect them to "pull a Star Trek V/VI" and re-use Discovery sets, which are fine and would save them some $$$.
Perhaps they'll sweep the nacelle pylons back like the original 1701-A?
As for the inside, I predict a bridge and some corridors along the lines of the last 3 movies. If CBS and Paramount were on closer terms, I'd expect them to "pull a Star Trek V/VI" and re-use Discovery sets, which are fine and would save them some $$$.
I think those huge factory interiors on the Kelvin and Enterprise gave an amazing sense of scale that no other Trek has matched.
personally, i'm anticipating major revisions in all aspects of the production design. it will have been so long since star trek beyond by the time this film premieres, the producers will probably take the opportunity to design it from the ground up. even if it's still in keeping with the design and style started by the 2009 film, it'll probably totally new, with no reuse -- even the uniforms and props we just got for beyond will probably be revamped.
i'd rather they not radically change much, but the nature of changing directors is also changing tastes.
i'd rather they not radically change much, but the nature of changing directors is also changing tastes.
I would be very happy if the nacelles of the Ent-A were swept back for the fourth movie! 
TBH, I’m a cheap date (sci-fi design-wise) - mention swept back nacelles in almost any franchise / genre / design and my interest is piqued!
TBH, I’m a cheap date (sci-fi design-wise) - mention swept back nacelles in almost any franchise / genre / design and my interest is piqued!
One hopes that if they change it much, they release both versionsEaglemoss is holding back from making the E-A model until a new film is out. So we only got pictures till then.
yeah, totally strange for eaglemoss to actively avoid a double dip.
Agree - didn't like the bridge either n not because I'm an Android guy.....
also didn't like white walls w black floors in the interior I'm sure ext will be reworked as the A in Beyond was put together at the end, last minute-ish
By the time the movie comes out, it will have been at least 10 years since ST09. For comparison, look at how the big E changed between TMP and TFF. Some of that had to do with reused sets and budget issues, but still, I think the design will be a significant modification from what we saw in 2009. There's probably a reason we didn't see the bridge or other interiors at the end of Beyond. Maybe they didn't want to repeat the same mistake made at the end of TVH.
I can't remember anything about the look of the E-A, so long as they fix the hideous nacelles from the JJprise I'd be happier (it'd be a step in the right direction at least). As for the interiors then it should be toned down and made to look more practical, an environment where people actual live and work in without worries over eyestrain and glare. Maybe even take a page from TOS and go with a "less is more" approach: simpler, clean cut lines and bolder aesthetics. So long as they don't go too far the other way and make the bridge really dark and dingy.
