There can be only one

[Mudd]

...director for the next Trek movie.

There can, perhaps, be multiple topics devoted to the subject of who ought to be that director.

We have a topic with a poll, but it's been made somewhat obsolete by the report of Paramount's "short list:" the folks they're looking at aren't the same as the people in that poll.

So, this topic is for a vote on who, among the potential directors being considered by Paramount, should get the job.

I'm including Jones even though he Tweeted himself off the stage, because...who knows how big the studio money truck is?

I cast my vote for Justin Lin.

 

[Jedi_Master]

Espinosa: young, Scandinavian, has primarily made "Action/thriller" style films
Tyldum: Scandinavian, not a large body of work, but some decent reviews of his films, will likely be a hot commodity if The Imitation Game cleans up during the award circuit. Has worked with B. Cumberbatch
Rupert Wyatt: has one big film on his resume - Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Perhaps that shows he can handle a franchise film with decades of history behind it?

Justin Lin: worked with Fast & Furious franchise as well as directed some of the best Community episodes.

I see it coming down to Wyatt or Lin. International appeal and experience may win Lin the job.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Really, I'd just be happy for 100% confirmation of a third reboot movie, whoever the director. I vote Wyatt, since I really liked RotPotA.

 

[SalvorHardin]

I'd probably go with Rupert Wyatt, with Lin a second choice.

 

[CorporalClegg]

I think it depends on the tone of the script and witch way Paramount wants to go with it. So either Tyldum or Lin. But my guess is the latter.

He's responsible for taking a solid success, rebranding and restyling it, and turning it into an international smash. Paramount has got to be thinking he can strike gold twice.

And any arguments that he's incapable of making a "quality Star Trek film" (whatever that means) are silly and fallacious.

If the plan is to bring Khan back, however, then I can't see them passing on Tyldum. It's clear he and Cumby developed a special rapport.

I know Wyatt is the popular choice, but Rise of Apes is the only film of his I've seen, and I wasn't all that impressed. He seemed to lack any kind of personal style.

 

[Nebusj]

...director for the next Trek movie.

You seem to be overlooking the obvious route to take, that of having the next Trek movie be an anthology film, with four to six different shorter tales directed by different people, giving the film the chance to show more of the NewTrek universe and showcase some of the diversity of themes and styles of episodes that makes the TV show so great --- a hard-hitting drama episode, an action/thriller, a light comedy, a space romance, and more! It can't miss.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Pulp Trek!

 

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[Sindatur]

Really, I'd just be happy for 100% confirmation of a third reboot movie, whoever the director. I vote Wyatt, since I really liked RotPotA.

That's one way to narrow it down

And they say Frakes is showing ambition and Passion

 

[Cinema Geekly]

Why are people so high on Lin? The F&F movies (for me) are Michael Bay level action porns. Great effects, cool stunts, and little to no character or heart.

They are okay for what they are.....but not what I want out of a Trek film. Does he have other directing credits that point to his eye for such things?

I really liked Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the choices Rupert Wyatt made in that film, my favorite choice is Duncan Jones but I absolutely loved Moon and Source Code.

I think Wyatt will get the nod because he is a little more high profile but if I was picking it would be Jones.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is great. I think Rupert Wyatt would be a really good choice for "Trek 3".

 

[BillJ]

Lin.

 

[BillJ]

Why are people so high on Lin? The F&F movies (for me) are Michael Bay level action porns. Great effects, cool stunts, and little to no character or heart.

They are okay for what they are.....but not what I want out of a Trek film. Does he have other directing credits that point to his eye for such things?

Roddenberry had no sci-fi credits. Bennett was a TV producer. Meyer had no sci-fi credits. Berman had hardly any TV credits. Capable directors, writers and producers can come from unlikely places.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Duncan Jones. Moon and Source Code are superb, and he can get his dad to appear so the film can feature Ziggy Stardust as the villain and Space Oddity as the theme song.

Ground Control to Mister Spock...

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Duncan Jones. Moon and Source Code are superb, and he can get his dad to appear so the film can feature Ziggy Stardust as the villain and Space Oddity as the theme song.

Ground Control to Mister Spock...

You locute for me.

I voted for Duncan Jones.

 

[Set Harth]

I heard Jones was out. ( Unfortunately. )

 

[WarpFactorZ]

These guys all have sucky resumes, but I guess they're cheap to hire. Sounds to me like Paramount is having budget issues -- probably so they can pay Shatner what he's asking.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Name one Star Trek director not named Wise to have a better resume prior to doing a Star Trek film?

 

[Mudd]

They've all got better resumes than any Trek director other than Wise and Abrams.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

They've all got better resumes than any Trek director other than Wise and Abrams.

Subjective opinion. Their movies are bland and formulaic. We agree to disagree.

But really, I'm not arguing that anyone else was any better. I'm saying hiring them is obviously a budgetary decision. The money is being channeled somewhere else (talent -- and probably not the cast of the previous films).