James Gunn ought to make a Star Trek movie

[ichab]

If Paramount acquires Warner, then maybe Gunn can make the Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes crossover film no one knows they really want.

Before that happens, we need a Star Trek/ Star Wars crossover. It's only been the ultimate fan clash for the past 50 or so years.

And before anyone says it, James T Kirk is cooler than Han Solo!

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[Greg Cox]

BTVS set the high water mark for the wit and thematic depth the lyrics and the overalk importance of the episode. It actually marks the turning point of at least a couple of long-running narratives.

Likewise for XENA's "The Bitter Suite" which resolved a season-long arc that had turned Xena and Gabrielle against each other. (The episode literally begins with Xena trying to kill Gabby, after Gabby's demonic daughter killed Xena's long-lost son, before they're sucked into a musical fantasy dimension that forces them to work through their issues -- in song.)

 

[Cicero]

I'd be interested in a Star Trek film written—or at least structured—by Nicole Perleman. She developed Guardians of the Galaxy because of her interest in science fiction.

 

[camdudetenger2018]

if james gunn made star trek movies i think they would be like the mcu the dcu and dc universe

 

[Ceridwen]

We already have Section 31.

 

[Turtletrekker]

You cannot be seriously comparing Guardians of the Galaxy or Superman to Section 31?

 

[Ceridwen]

You cannot be seriously comparing Guardians of the Galaxy or Superman to Section 31?

Not entirely seriously; I will concede that Gunn (or his collaborators) have a better handle on the craft of filmmaking than anyone involved in Section 31.

But the only one of Gunn's films I like is the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, and I can only assume that's because he's not the only writer on it. I find the vibe of his work just rancid. Yes, even Superman; he did a better job with Superman himself than I anticipated, but the world around him is so lacquered with irony and cynicism and regression that I'm just so deeply turned off.

Section 31 absolutely captured that.

 

[Turtletrekker]

That's fair, I suppose. I will admit that the first Guardians movie is the only movie in that series that I like without reservation myself. I enjoyed the second and third movies, but while I wouldn't call them "rancid", I will say that... choices were made.

I did really enjoy Superman, but even there I can see where certain storytelling choices would not be for everyone.