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If Tom Cruise didn't hire J.J. for MI-III, woud we be getting a movie?

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I wonder, because what made J.J. Abrams crossover as a feature film director after being a successful TV producer/film screenwriter for a number of years is because Tom Cruise watched season 1 of "Alias" on DVD, loved J.J.'s work and creative vision, and hired him to replace the temperamental Joe Carnahan (director of Narc) to helm Mission: Impossible - III.

Then, this gave J.J. the clout to convince Paramount that he could helm another successful Paramount film franchise, and the studio gladly agreed to give him pretty much free reign to produce and direct another big blockbuster picture.

So, if it was not for Tom Cruise, would we even be having a Star Trek film coming out in the summer of 2009, or would the studio have gone with Rick Berman...or just put Star Trek on the shelves indefinitely like the way it was with the Superman and Batman film franchises for many years?
 
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For that matter, if the company didn't only have rights to a film series, would we be getting a movie? That is, Paramount, as opposed to CBS-Paramount, or whatever (damn multimeganationals) has the rights to the film series past and present, and the CBS gang have the TV series past and present. Which is why the CBS people are doing TOS-R, which has no connection with this movie.

Would Abrams do a TV show instead if the option were available - or if the tables were reversed and TV shows are all that company had, would he settle with that?
 
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Well, I am wondering if it was actually J.J. Abrams who went to Paramount "first" and convinced them that he could produce and helm a big blockbuster Star Trek feature film, or was it the studio that courted him to do this first?

Either way you look at it, I doubt J.J. would have been given the reigns if he hadn't proven himself first with M:I-III, which J.J. would not have gotten if it wasn't for Tom Cruise hiring him to direct. You know what they say, "Opportunity knocks."
 
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So I'm dating this chick named Linda. I just thought you all needed to know that.
 
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^ Well, I'm afraid that you are gonna have to start a separate thread for that.

I mean, now that the anteater thread is closed.
 
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PKTrekGirl said:
^ Well, I'm afraid that you are gonna have to start a separate thread for that.

I mean, now that the anteater thread is closed.
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I guess I am really having a hard time figuring out what is appropriate for a thread like this. Bear with me.

The last thing I would want to have happen is for this thread to share the same tragic fate that my poor thread needlessly suffered. That would be unjust.
 
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Samuel T. Cogley said:
PKTrekGirl said:
^ Well, I'm afraid that you are gonna have to start a separate thread for that.

I mean, now that the anteater thread is closed.
Click to expand...

I guess I am really having a hard time figuring out what is appropriate for a thread like this. Bear with me.

The last thing I would want to have happen is for this thread to share the same tragic fate that my poor thread needlessly suffered. That would be unjust.
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:guffaw:

Jesus, I hope Akiraprise reads this.

And if he does: I TOLD YOU SO, SUCKER!!!! :evil::D
 
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Samuel T. Cogley said:
PKTrekGirl said:
^ Well, I'm afraid that you are gonna have to start a separate thread for that.

I mean, now that the anteater thread is closed.
Click to expand...

I guess I am really having a hard time figuring out what is appropriate for a thread like this. Bear with me.

The last thing I would want to have happen is for this thread to share the same tragic fate that my poor thread needlessly suffered. That would be unjust.
Click to expand...
I loved your thread. Especially the part about having a certificate to show off to a girl to see if she will get naked for you. But, alas... :cool:

It's just too bad EnsignRicky had to jump in there and ruin it for all of us at the last minute. Oh, well...
 
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^^^

Well, let's make this thread a more happy place, again! :bolian:

Since we are on the topic of Cruise, perhaps Garak may want to jump into this one? :rommie:
 
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Is Cruise really the one who "hired" JJ to do M:I-III? Or was it just Paramount hiring him. I guess it was Cruise...I just hate to give him any credit for anything. I can't stand him.
 
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It's all true, I can't deny it. I do have a nasty tendency to send new topics that somehow mysteriously replace old topics spiraling hopelessly off topic; Yup, that's me. :devil:
 
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richpit said:
Is Cruise really the one who "hired" JJ to do M:I-III? Or was it just Paramount hiring him. I guess it was Cruise...I just hate to give him any credit for anything. I can't stand him.
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Sorry to break it to you, but it indeed was Cruise who hired JJ. Cruise is the producer of the M:I movies, so he had say in who to hire for the movies. As much as I don't like Tom Cruise, I do admit that it's our luck that he gave Abrams his big break on the big screen, otherwise Paramount might not have been so willing to give him a shot at doing Trek.
 
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^^^

Would we even be having a film right now if it wasn't for J.J. Abrams having the clout to direct a Star Trek film after helming Mission: Impossible-III?

Sometimes I wonder if Paramount planned to just wait until Rick Berman's contract expired and allowed Star Trek to sit on the shelf indefinitely...Thank goodness J.J. came along and proposed to make Star Trek to the studio only a year after the cancellation of "Star Trek: Enterprise."
 
Re: If Tom Cruise didn't hire J.J. for MI-III, woud we be getting a mo

Well, I am wondering if it was actually J.J. Abrams who went to Paramount "first" and convinced them that he could produce and helm a big blockbuster Star Trek feature film, or was it the studio that courted him to do this first?
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It looks like Paramount was interested in another story. This would go back to Erik Jendersen's "Romulan Wars" project.

However it looks like J.J. stepped in and said " *I* want Star Trek."

For what it's worth, TrekMovie.com offers this:

http://trekmovie.com/trek-xi-movie-info/

Why a TOS film instead of another TNG film? (or even a new cast and crew)The short answer is this is the story that Abrams (and his writers) want to tell.
Clearly Paramount had lost faith in Rick Berman and the rest of the Trek team (and possibly casts) and they have quite a lot of faith in Abrams. In addition Abram’s deal with Paramount gives him an unprecedented amount of creative control, including final cut. It is important to note that after the failures of both Star Trek Enterprise and Star Trek Nemesis the franchise was essentially dormant until JJ Abrams made it clear to Paramount that if they wanted him, he wanted Trek. Even though it may be Abrams idea, Paramount probably see it as a ‘get back to basics’ origin story along the lines of Warner’s Batman Begins, MGM’s Bond ‘restart’ Casino Royale and Fox’s 3 Star Wars prequels.
 
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^^^

God bless him for doing that. :angel:

That's the power of the Holy Spirit working there.
 
Re: If Tom Cruise didn't hire J.J. for MI-III, woud we be getting a mo

^^^

I meant God bless J.J. Abrams (whose name is derived from "Abraham," the father of Issac.).

Lord Xenu could be Mork from Ork for all I care! :rolleyes:
 
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