I just need to start this off by saying “please, no.”
Producer turned writer turned director Simon Kinberg apparently wants to go boldly into Paramount Pictures’ legacy franchise, “Star Trek.” This news comes as Sony Pictures enters negotiations to purchase fabled filmhouse and studio. Kinberg reportedly wants to step into a supervisorial role for the film side of “Trek.” The tv side is currently helmed by Alex Kurtzman (yay) and Akiva Goldsman (meh).
Last we heard, there is still hope the long-gestating 4th Kelvin timeline film (with Chris Pine as Captain Kirk universe) will happen. Toby Haynes (“Andor“) was set to direct that one, from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter“). It’s being called an “origin story.”
Considering how….disappointing…Kinberg’s last franchise takeover was (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix“), we really, really, really don’t want this to happen.
This story is developing…
Mary Anne Butler
Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.
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