TL;DR: He's counting on Paramount's Chris Parnell (currently Executive Vice President for Paramount+ Originals) to take over Star Trek in a Kevin Feige-ish capacity.
I don't think that's going to happen (at least, not formally). I don't see the Trek Fairy tapping her magic wand on Chris Parnell's head and POOF! suddenly putting him in charge of Trek.
I see P+ keeping Alex Kurtzman and having him report to Parnell (Kurtzman has hit more than he's missed).
Disney is scaling back the Marvel streaming series and refocusing on feature films.
I don't see Kurtzman leaving (Had P+ really been hell-bent on getting rid of him, they would've done so long before now)
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Screw tachyon pulse. And if training day is the best Chris Parnell can do, then screw him too.
Has anything this guy said actually come true? Not trying to pick on him but just going by his previous videos it seems nothing he has mentioned has actually come to pass in any shape or form.
Kurtzman won't see his contract renewed as Paramount isn't producing any new Trek for Streaming; and they have people 'working' on a Feature Film (supposedly) so no, they aren't putting Kurtzman in charge to oversee that.
There will be no new Trek overseer as there is no Streaming Trek in Production and there won't be for some time.
Wait, you're telling me Dr. Spaceman is gonna takeover Star Trek?
I didn't think we were going full 30 Rock.
Without even watching the video, I already know that the "Big Update" is that it still isn't happening.
BIG UPDATE Scott Bakula says he's still interested in reprising the role. Subscribe now for more bullshit and abject nothingness.
Now that Cindy Holland's gone, who knows what's happening now?
All indication is the new bosses are tossing everything that came before has been tossed into the trash.
I am not believing the the John Francis Daley production is the one that will get across the finish line first. My grandfather would call bird feed for the birds to keep them happy
Project Hail Mary Author Is Still Desperate to Get a Shot at Star Trek
Andy Weir also has a bonkers Star Trek/Star Wars crossover idea
www.polygon.com
No thanks.
How about Pike and Vader trading accomodations (chair and suit)?
A highlight from the Inverse article they're sourcing at https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/andy-weir-fan-fic-interview:Project Hail Mary Author Is Still Desperate to Get a Shot at Star Trek
Andy Weir also has a bonkers Star Trek/Star Wars crossover idea
I'm assuming this is something he's had in mind since he was a kid that he's not planning on seriously pursuing (or he's purely messing with people), but it's bonkers enough that I thought it deserved a highlight.
Also... "Star Star."
I like Weir, in fact I'm currently re-reading his novel Artemis and it's even better than I remembered. But I really don't think he'd be a good fit for Star Trek. At all.
Weir got a bit too petty and pissy in the fallout from his comments he made about Kurtzman turning him down last time for my liking.
Not to mention the concept he talked about would've been utterly surface-level and mindless.
Hard pass.
Not to mention the concept he talked about would've been utterly surface-level and mindless.
Hard pass.
