News? Stories from Dubious Sources
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Yes, but I unfortunately don't think Meyers is attached anymore.
I heard the show was coming back a few months ago. It will be produced by the crew behind the upcoming Vikings Netflix spinoff titled "Valhalla." They will be making Star Trek miniseries between seasons of Valhalla, and the first miniseries they'll be making seems to be Ceti Alpha V, the Khan series.
I contacted Meyers about this a while ago and he denied hearing anything about it coming back. This can mean three different things:
- My info is wrong.
- Meyers was lying.
- CBS dropped Meyers from the series. He isn't attached anymore.
Like I said, I don't actually know, but I think they won't. Meyers scripts were written before the ViacomCBS merger. These Star Trek shows have more freedom now, and they're going to want to have Ceti Alpha V make use of that full freedom. The scripts Meyers wrote were written in a way to where they had to avoid referencing Star Trek projects made by Paramount. The Wrath of Khan movie was made by Paramount. This is why I think the series is getting new scripts.
Also, CBS is currently accepting auditions for the role of Khan in Ceti Alpha V. They're eying Dev Patel, but if he doesn't say yes, they'll go through auditions. If you are (or know) a young/middle-aged Indian actor, ask your agent to look into this and land you an audition. I know Dev Patel is pretty famous, but if he says no, they're willing to cast very small actors.
I don't know how much of this is true, but I think dropping Meyer's scripts is like shooting in the foot of the project. I hope they use Meyer's story elements at least, so they can attach his name to it. Dev Patel would be amazing cast. And doing a miniseries is very intelligent right now, because there's a real risk sets will be opened to be shut down later, because of covid. Keeping production short reduces the risk.
Last but not least, if you are the real deal and you are behind the intel for the episode titles for Disco S3, you must know they are not in the correct order! Could you reorder them properly? :-)
Last but not least, if you are the real deal and you are behind the intel for the episode titles for Disco S3, you must know they are not in the correct order! Could you reorder them properly? :-)
I think Ceti Alpha V will be fine, personally. They picked it back up for a reason, which gives me hope that they have a specific story idea or storyline in mind that they want to make. It's kind of like that Discovery movie thing I scooped (and which was later seemingly confirmed by Chris Pine of all people). Alex Kurtzman said they're not doing New Trek movies unless there's a specific story they want to tell that would only fit in a movie. I hope that this is the case for miniseries like Ceti Alpha V too.
They are indeed not in the correct order. I have a source who works with scripts of various shows (including Discovery) but they generally don't remember episode numbers. Sometimes I get an episode title or two from them for random shows. Most of the time they're useless unless they're comic book shows and the name reveals what storyline or character the episode will introduce. Some of these Discovery titles are pretty juicy, but most aren't in the correct order. I'll work on getting the correct order.
I also think Dev Patel would be a great casting decision. I'm happy that CBS is specifically looking for Indian actors, too. I don't know what ethnic background Khan has in the lore, it's kind of confusing and all the shows, comics and movies or whatever contradict each other constantly. It looks like CBS is finally making a decision though, and it looks like they're planning on making it so that Khan is from Indian descent. I like that.
Also, keep in mind that CBS is only eyeing Dev Patel as far as I know. I don't know if he has actually been cast or if he declined the role. I have a source who might be able to find out though.
They are indeed not in the correct order. I have a source who works with scripts of various shows (including Discovery) but they generally don't remember episode numbers. Sometimes I get an episode title or two from them for random shows. Most of the time they're useless unless they're comic book shows and the name reveals what storyline or character the episode will introduce. Some of these Discovery titles are pretty juicy, but most aren't in the correct order. I'll work on getting the correct order.
I also think Dev Patel would be a great casting decision. I'm happy that CBS is specifically looking for Indian actors, too. I don't know what ethnic background Khan has in the lore, it's kind of confusing and all the shows, comics and movies or whatever contradict each other constantly. It looks like CBS is finally making a decision though, and it looks like they're planning on making it so that Khan is from Indian descent. I like that.
Also, keep in mind that CBS is only eyeing Dev Patel as far as I know. I don't know if he has actually been cast or if he declined the role. I have a source who might be able to find out though.
He is stated as being a Sikh in the episode Space Seed from TOS That's the only mention of his ethnic background in the lore. He's been played by an Hispanic actor and an Anglo actor.
Hmm interesting. I know that the country with the most followers of Sikhism is India, but not all Indians are Sikh. CBS is specifically looking for Indian actors though, not specifically Indian actors who believe in Sikhism. Of course they won't decline a Sikh actor because he's Sikh, though.
I'm sorry if I butchered the grammar around the word "Sikh." I've honestly never had to use it this much before in one paragraph lol
Based on his appearance, Khan didn't seem to be a strict follower of Sikhism.
See, here’s where you lose me. CBS owns Trek lock, stock and barrel. They have for sometime. Paramount was licensed to produce films. I have a hard time with this concept when there had been references to other Paramount Trek productions in the CBSAA shows prior to buying out Paramount.
Keep in mind that the paragraph you're quoting is just me theorising. There is no inside info there, I was just talking about a theory of mine.
That being said, you might be right. I do remember there being some drama around Paramount-CBS ship designs a while ago, though. I didn't really follow it so admittedly I can't really elaborate on it, but I remember reading about it a long time ago. That's what led me to believe CBS and Paramount might have had some creative limitations when it comes to using stuff from the other company's Star Trek productions.
Campe, you're right. CBS could do whatever it wanted with Trek, except making movies for theatrical exhibition. But they could use the whole universe of stories. However... the fact that Vullein doesn't say that doesn't discard his intel. After all, we've seen actual writers from Discovery saying similar things, and let's not delve into the notion that John Eaves pushed that CBS somehow couldn't use the exact design for the original Enterprise... all those guys clearly have inside information, and didn't know what they were talking about on the corporate side of things...
That is most likely what I was talking about. Good to know that it isn't true.
I still think they might use new scripts though. You don't cancel a show and then pick it back up, only to keep things the exact same.
And they are both under Viacom which means it can be made to work now even more so. But, yeah, the whole stupid CBS doesn't own Trek nonsense is something that is difficult to parse.
Yeah, and that's it. We know nothing canonically of his background, aside from what he tells us, and what McGivers assumes.
At the time, Meyer went on record saying there was some confusion with the consolidation of Viacom and CBS that was keeping it from going further. He also said that CBS wasn't looking for a trilogy of films, which were too short a run for them. Well, now, with Covid, it is not only more executable but also desirable as a product, since CBS has a lot of Trek running for multiple weeks in the years ahead. So, we'll see. If you said you reached Meyer and he said he is not involved... (bothers me that you don't get the guy's name right. It is Meyer, without an s. If it's true you've emailed him, let's hope he didn't get pissed off at that). LOL
Also I don't want to necro an old thread by basically moving it here, but this thread is also based on info of mine. It's the Discovery movie I leaked which was later confirmed.
Also, someone in that thread said something about Starfleet Academy? I don't know if those plot details are legit, but I am pretty sure the show has been put on hold and has been in that state for months.
I just thought it was worth posting here since, you know, dubious sources and all that lol
Also, someone in that thread said something about Starfleet Academy? I don't know if those plot details are legit, but I am pretty sure the show has been put on hold and has been in that state for months.
I just thought it was worth posting here since, you know, dubious sources and all that lol
I'm sorry about that, lmao. I went back and checked and I have in fact been calling him Meyer in our emails, not Meyers. It seems like this spelling error is a recent development lol
I am very skeptical of the whole Star Trek: Discovery movie. Too many entanglements. Paramount may get angry that CBS is doing a TV movie. Netflix has first look rights to it. I know it appeared in Production Weekly, but I don't think it is what it looks like. Do you have more information to back it up? Who's writing? Is it connected to the Discovery storyline? Is there any movement for casting?
All I really have in terms of proof is a semi-recent interview with Chris Pine regarding the future of Kelvin Trek, where he mentions that he knows a movie was in the works with the Discovery cast.
Also, I don't recommend viewing Production Weekly as a reliable source. Most of their info is gathered from online public sources like news websites and stuff.
Back when Production Weekly used to copy me a lot, this was very annoying. I'd post something, then Production Weekly would post it, and all these YouTube channels and news websites would write articles and make videos about the news. They'd source Production Weekly though, not me.
Back when Production Weekly used to copy me a lot, this was very annoying. I'd post something, then Production Weekly would post it, and all these YouTube channels and news websites would write articles and make videos about the news. They'd source Production Weekly though, not me.
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