BREAKING: Paramount Moving Forward On Star Trek Sequel - Supreme Court On Board March 30, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Paramount, ST09 Creative, Star Trek (2009 film), Star Trek sequel (2011) , trackback First hinted at here at TrekMovie last June, Paramount have finally sealed the deal for the Treks Supreme Court (Abrams, Burk, Kurtzman, Lindelof, & Orci) to move forward on a sequel to their new Star Trek, five weeks before it even opens up. Variety broke the news Monday night, see below for the first details on on what would be the twelfth film in the Star Trek franchise.
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Here are the facts from the Variety report:
This is essentially the same set up as the first deal back in 2006. Abrams did not sign on as director for the current film until early 2007. The only difference now is that Lindelof (an Emmy winning writer) is also listed as screenwriter. However, in previous interviews with both Lindelof and the writers, it has been indicated that Damon worked closely with the writers as they were working on the script for this years Star Trek.
- All five "Supreme Court" members back as producers: JJ Abrams, Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof
- Script to be written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof (story in embryonic stage)
- JJ could possibly direct, no decision yet
- Script to be delivered by Christmas 2009 for a possible Summer 2011 release
Lindelof is quoted in the Variety article:Theres obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel of a movie that hasnt even come out yet. But were so excited about the first one that we wanted to proceed.Kurztman is also quoted on possible storylines:Obviously we discussed ideas, but we are waiting to see how audiences respond next month. With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has to be about origin. But with a second, you have the opportunity to e xp lore incredibly exciting things. Well be ambitious about what well do.Huge vote of confidence
There can be no greater indicator that Paramount believe they have a winner on their hand and they want to make sure they have the same team in place. Paramount has been pushing to get two-year gaps between the Iron Man (2008 & 2010) Transformers (2007, 2009 and possibly 2011), and so it makes sense foe them to want to do the same with Trek. It has been previously reported that all all the main cast have options for two sequels, so with the Supreme Court tied down, Paramount is ready to go.
One caveat, signing a deal to get a script is not the same thing as giving a film a green light. Obviously the performance of the new Star Trek film will be a major factor in how to proceed with a sequel. However, studio sources have been indicating to TrekMovie for quite a while that a sequel was always assumed and some feel that (like with the recent Batman relaunch), the follow-up film can be even bigger.
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