We've got a Sequel!

[DaveyNY]

I'd like to file a motion in limine officially requesting that the "Blue Warp Nacelles" thread be moved to the Star Trek XII forum.

I Second The Motion...! ​

"ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE...."​

"...OPPOSED ?..."​

(...waits patiently for the Big M' to finish the scene...)

 

[Aragorn]

Star Trek: Bajoran Drift

 

[Vektor]

I'm still betting on a Doomsday Machine remake.

 

[M'Sharak]

According to Variety, Paramount has agreed to a sequel! Trek XII!

It certainly sounds like an indication that the Paramount brass are pretty confident about this movie's prospects.

 

[TigerBait]

star trek XII - so very tired


again with the klingons!

 

[DaveyNY]

Wonderful news... I think...

My guess would be a Mirror Universe Story though..., Nobody has done that in a movie yet.

(and it could conceivably involve Shatner.)

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

Finally, we can now all start speculating on which minor TOS characters will make cameos.

 

[Nowhere Man]

I hope it's called Star Trek II 2.

Star Trek Too

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

It should be called Star Trek 12 to confuse all the n00b 'fans'

 

[Data Holmes]

I like the quote about whatever they do, it will be ambitious.

I like these big, epic-ish TREK flicks.

Hmm, maybe a big screen re-imagining of the Doomsday Machine?? Nah, too similar to this movie (big bad planet destroyer).

Remake of WNMHGB would be cool with Gary's powers being more cinematic in scope. Starting small but eventually show him impacting the galaxy around him.

I think that there are three openings from TOS for adaption into a re-imagined second film, but this is based of not knowing anything about the story of the new film...

As you said a WNMHGB would be a logical choice...

I think another would be balance of terror...


But I think the choice would be a retelling of The Menagerie.

 

[Tom Servo]

I would like just Where No Man Has Gone Before...without Star Trek in the title.

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

I would like just Where No Man Has Gone Before...without Star Trek in the title.

they tried leaving "Star Trek" out of Enterprise's title originally, and people threw a fit

 

[donners22]

I want the Guardian of Forever, just to make Harlan Ellison explode.

Finally, we can now all start speculating on which minor TOS characters will make cameos.

Jack Black = Harry Mudd. How can it not be good?

 

[cubbie]

We need to hear Spock being called a 'Herbert' again

 

[Data Holmes]

I would like just Where No Man Has Gone Before...without Star Trek in the title.

they tried leaving "Star Trek" out of Enterprise's title originally, and people threw a fit

That was the least of that show's problems...

I want the Guardian of Forever, just to make Harlan Ellison explode.

Finally, we can now all start speculating on which minor TOS characters will make cameos.

Jack Black = Harry Mudd. How can it not be good?

I so could see that working actually.

 

[Aragorn]

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Al Pacino...

Trekkin'

 

[urbandk]

According to Variety, Paramount has agreed to a sequel! Trek XII!

I blame JJ.

 

[Michael]

We need to hear Spock being called a 'Herbert' again

Yes!

 

[Basil]

Well, they only signed people for a sequel -- if "Star Trek" does poorly (which I doubt it will), there's no guarantee Paramount won't just shelve the project. I have a feeling that whatever sequel occurs, it's unlikely to be a remake of an episode in the original series. If anything, it will be an "original" story that might feature a few characters, reimagined, from the show. If nothing else, they can avoid paying Ellison, Spinrad, et al royalties.

 

[Data Holmes]

I think it's very telling that the studio has made this move...

I think that JJ has really "sold" the studio execs with this film more so than any of the Berman treks did.


Is it possible that there is a little bit of perfect storm elements working for trek right now?

I mean, you have the right name to produce/direct, you have the right name for a franchise to revive, you have a cast who is inexpensive and talented, you have studio Execs who (perhaps) are closet trekkies who are willing and now able to spend the money and hire the manpower to put on "good trek"...