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Quentin Tarantino and JJ Abrams Team Up For 'Star Trek' Movie (hollywoodreporter.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the bold-moves dept.

Quentin Tarantino reportedly has a pitch for a Star Trek film, and he has shared his vision with J.J. Abrams. According to Hollywood Reporter, "Tarantino and Abrams have plans to bring together a writers room to develop a film at Star Trek studio Paramount. Tarantino has an eye to direct the potential project." From the report: Abrams rebooted the franchise with 2009's Star Trek and also helmed 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness, before pivoting to Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He remains a producer on the Star Trek franchise even as he readies 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX. Paramount previously stated it was developing a fourth Star Trek film to star Chris Hemsworth as Captain Kirk's (Chris Pine) father, but no director has been attached and it's unclear where this Tarantino development leaves the project. The latest installment, Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond (2016), was well-liked by critics but earned just $343.4 million worldwide, the lowest in the rebooted universe. In a 2015 Nerdist podcast interview, Tarantino revealed that he would be more likely to direct a Star Trek film over a Star Wars pic, noting he was a big fan of the original series.

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  1. Despise both these directors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I must be severely out of step with my generation, but I despise both these guys and with the amount their films gets rubbed in my face, it's with a passion.

    Now I'm a Trek fan that hates nuTrek, this is like a double whammy of crappiness, where nuTrek delves even deeper into mindless action. I didn't think it was possible.

  2. Re:Sound in page by FrankHaynes · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's a setting buried in the Firefox "about:config" tree that stops autoplay of videos/media, but I don't remember what it's named right now. Search around there long enough you'll find it.

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  3. Re:Good movies, Terrible Star Trek by FrankHaynes · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not Star Trek. It's a totally different movie that rips off the same character names to draw in long-time fans, but it's not recognizable to them. Fuck Abrams and his money grab.

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  4. Re:Sound in page by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    media.autoplay.enabled