Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek XIV?

*Andrew NDB* · 12-04-2017, 07:49 PM

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-movie-1064206

And here's an older article from a couple of months ago where he talks about his wish to take "City on the Edge of Forever" and make it feature length, within the Abramsverse (yet remarking that TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" is his favorite so ever) : https://www.cinemablend.com/news/170...d-like-to-make

I dunno... and Abrams still aboard as producer? Why?

*Cure* · 12-04-2017, 07:51 PM

I just want another one of those movies. I love them so much.

*TigerClaw* · 12-04-2017, 07:56 PM

Weren't they gonna do the 4th Star Trek movie, with Kirk meeting his father? who was played by Chris Hemsworth in the first one.

*Andrew NDB* · 12-04-2017, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Weren't they gonna do the 4th Star Trek movie, with Kirk meeting his father?

That was before Beyond bombed. It was always just talk, probably to tantalize people into getting that "treat" if they turned up to see Beyond... they didn't.

*TigerClaw* · 12-04-2017, 08:20 PM

I wonder what Quentin Tarantino pitched for the new Star Trek movie, he normally doesn't do these type of movies, he's always done his own stuff, so far he's done two Westerns, and we never seen him tackle Scifi movies, but this would be a first if he does.

*Andrew NDB* · 12-04-2017, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

I wonder what Quentin Tarantino pitched for the new Star Trek movie

If the interview from two months ago is to be believed, a feature length Abramsverse version of the TOS episode "City at the Edge of Forever" probably. But maybe not.

Here's where I am on this, I think.

Pros:

* It will almost undoubtedly be a great movie and highly witty and entertaining.
* Tarantino is a huge Trek fan, and of the right kind of Trek. His favorite episode of Trek is TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise."
* It would probably be -- storytelling-wise -- a great bit of course correction from the Abrams flavor of storytelling (explosions! more action! more explosions!). It would show that Trek can work on the big screen in ways other than the Abrams movies.

Cons:

* From an interview two months ago it sounds like Tarantino wants to pitch a feature-length "City on the Edge of Forever" set in the Abramsverse. In other words... another remake/prequel.
* It'll probably be the Abramsverse.
* If it's Abramsverse, further cementing that as "modern day Trek," that makes it even less likely that non-Abramsverse/prequel/connections-to-Kirk-and-Spock TV shows will be greenlit. So get ready for a lot more stuff like STD.
* While it may be a great done-in-one kind of film, I'm not sure we can put a lot of faith in whoever/whatever follows it will follow suit in kind or do any kind of quality control after Tarantino drops the mic and is done with the film. I mean, he's not going to do the sequel, or helm a TV show afterward. It'll just fall back to Abrams and his cronies.

*Cure* · 07-02-2018, 08:16 AM

Aw, gay. I thought the movie he was working was the fourth one of the new ones. Sucks if it's a different thing.

*NinjaPug* · 07-02-2018, 08:19 AM

The cast is the best part of the Abrams movies so I'm cool with QT using them for his ST movie.....although I think there is less than a 10% chance he ends up doing this movie at all.

*Andrew NDB* · 07-02-2018, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Cure

Aw, gay. I thought the movie he was working was the fourth one of the new ones. Sucks if it's a different thing.

The previous news was that Tarantino will be directing a Star Trek movie -- some kind of Star Trek movie, with who knows what cast -- eventually (after his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood movie), while Paramount is making a fourth Abramsverse movie simultaneously.

The current news is that the Tarantino movie was "presented" as involving all of the Abramsverse cast. So basically Star Trek 4 and 5 of the Abramsverse are being made, with Tarantino doing part 5.

Lame!

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Originally Posted by NinjaPug

The cast is the best part of the Abrams movies so I'm cool with QT using them for his ST movie.....although I think there is less than a 10% chance he ends up doing this movie at all.

I'd give it 90% odds it happens. Tarantino hasn't ever lobbied to do a franchise movie ever until now. Must mean he's serious.

*newfan* · 07-02-2018, 10:35 AM

I wonder if it would be best to do one first and see how it goes seen as they are going down this route. I like this cast so I'd take another movie with them but I was happy to also have something separate also, as prev planned.

Can I ask, did discovery flop? I know people on here didn't like it but was that a wide spread thing? Just wondering why they might be apprehensive for something different?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-02-2018, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by newfan

I wonder if it would be best to do one first and see how it goes seen as they are going down this route. I like this cast so I'd take another movie with them but I was happy to also have something separate also, as prev planned.

Can I ask, did discovery flop? I know people on here didn't like it but was that a wide spread thing? Just wondering why they might be apprehensive for something different?

I wouldn't say it's a flop OR a raging success.

But Kurtzmann's contract has been expanded into, like, up to five different Star Trek series. And Stewart's showing interest. And Discovery's getting a second season.

Not sure yet if CBS All Access will be a success, but they're damn sure gonna go big or go home... IF all of this materializes.

*NinjaPug* · 07-02-2018, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

The previous news was that Tarantino will be directing a Star Trek movie -- some kind of Star Trek movie, with who knows what cast -- eventually (after his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood movie), while Paramount is making a fourth Abramsverse movie simultaneously.

The current news is that the the Tarantino movie was "presented" as involving all of the Abramsverse cast. So basically Star Trek 4 and 5 of the Abramsverse are being made, with Tarantino doing part 5.

Lame!

I'd give it 90% odds it happens. Tarantino hasn't ever lobbied to do a franchise movie ever until now. Must mean he's serious.

90%? That seems way too optimistic. I hope he does but I'm very skeptical.

Has QT even ever directed anything he hasn't also written?

*Andrew NDB* · 07-30-2018, 04:25 PM

Said to "probably not happen for five or six years" because he's doing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood now.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/tarantin...ll-years-away/

Which doesn't make any sense. That movie will already be released less than a year from now... why would he be occupied for another 4 or 5 years on top of that because of it?

*newfan* · 07-31-2018, 02:38 AM

What?

Not that eager to do it then.
Might it also be because the other movie is coming first? If that one is still happening that is.

12-04-2017, 07:49 PM	#1
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,256	Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek XIV? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-movie-1064206 And here's an older article from a couple of months ago where he talks about his wish to take "City on the Edge of Forever" and make it feature length, within the Abramsverse (yet remarking that TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" is his favorite so ever) : https://www.cinemablend.com/news/170...d-like-to-make I dunno... and Abrams still aboard as producer? Why? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ] Last edited by Andrew NDB; 12-04-2017 at 07:56 PM.

12-04-2017, 07:51 PM	#2
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I just want another one of those movies. I love them so much. __________________

12-04-2017, 07:56 PM	#3
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 13,816	Weren't they gonna do the 4th Star Trek movie, with Kirk meeting his father? who was played by Chris Hemsworth in the first one. __________________

12-04-2017, 08:20 PM	#5
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 13,816	I wonder what Quentin Tarantino pitched for the new Star Trek movie, he normally doesn't do these type of movies, he's always done his own stuff, so far he's done two Westerns, and we never seen him tackle Scifi movies, but this would be a first if he does. __________________

07-02-2018, 10:35 AM	#10
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	I wonder if it would be best to do one first and see how it goes seen as they are going down this route. I like this cast so I'd take another movie with them but I was happy to also have something separate also, as prev planned. Can I ask, did discovery flop? I know people on here didn't like it but was that a wide spread thing? Just wondering why they might be apprehensive for something different? Last edited by newfan; 07-02-2018 at 11:01 AM.

07-02-2018, 08:16 AM	#7
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Aw, gay. I thought the movie he was working was the fourth one of the new ones. Sucks if it's a different thing.

07-02-2018, 08:19 AM	#8
NinjaPug Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,389	The cast is the best part of the Abrams movies so I'm cool with QT using them for his ST movie.....although I think there is less than a 10% chance he ends up doing this movie at all.

07-30-2018, 04:25 PM	#13
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,256	Said to "probably not happen for five or six years" because he's doing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood now. http://www.darkhorizons.com/tarantin...ll-years-away/ Which doesn't make any sense. That movie will already be released less than a year from now... why would he be occupied for another 4 or 5 years on top of that because of it? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

07-31-2018, 02:38 AM	#14
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	What? Not that eager to do it then. Might it also be because the other movie is coming first? If that one is still happening that is.