Everyone was excited the other day when Variety reported that
Lost/Alias creator and Mission: Impossible 3 director J.J. Abrams was going to direct the
next Star Trek flick in 2008, making a prequel to the original Kirk/Spock show. But it wasn't exactly as the
paper reported ...or was it? Empire has a quick
interview with Abrams:"The whole thing was reported entirely without our cooperation. People learned that I was producing a Star Trek film, that I had an option to direct it, they hear rumors of what the thing was going to be and ran with a story that is not entirely accurate."
But here's where the confusion starts. The headline of this article is "It Won't Be Kirk and Spock." But then the article goes on to say that Abrams is a fan of the original series, he thinks the characters are "spectacular," that the characters "could live again," and that he isn't releasing any details of the plot. So why is the article titled and slanted like that? There's really nothing here that contradicts the news from the other day, except that Abrams hasn't officially signed on as director yet.
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4-25-2006 @ 9:25PM
Batmanuel said...
this is essentially what they call in the press a 'non-denail denial'
he didnt really say anything, it looks like Empire just heard what they wanted to hear. It sounds to me like he wants to do something with Kirk and Spock.
You are right the big news is that he may not direct. it is possible that handing over Trek was just one of the prices Paramount had to pay to get Bad Robot to move over to Paramount. the LAT reported in December that Brad Grey was desperate to get Abrams and the gang to come over to Para permentantly
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5-02-2006 @ 2:24AM
Rip Avery said...
I hope there is a plan to revive the character of Kirk. Otherwise, my blogging campaign to be cast as the next Kirk will be all for naught.
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