Star Trek Beyond [no colon] (2016, D: Justin Lin)
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Glad to hear that it sounds like they're taking the film in a new direction rather than retreading on old stories/characters. I have faith that Pegg will write a decent script, but I just hope the film isn't hampered too much by the issues they had with changing directors and re-writing the script and whatnot.
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Tentative title is Star Trek Beyond. Nice counterpoint to the last film if true.
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Sounds like this will be the first modern Star Trek with its own identity. Hope it turns out well. Glad it's in the hands of more nerds (Pegg, Lin).
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Simon Pegg just said in an interview that he just turned in his first draft. And they shoot in like 4 weeks.
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Love the Beyond title. STB...
Shatner's comment on STID title was hilairous: "Sounds like something I don't want to catch."
BUt where is Alice Eve???
Shatner's comment on STID title was hilairous: "Sounds like something I don't want to catch."
BUt where is Alice Eve???
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I hope that given that Kirk and Marcus are supposed to develop a relationship, that she wasn't just in the last movie as a piece of the plot. Having her actually be part of the crew rather than be a vaguely defined part of Kirk's backstory is not a bad idea, they just need to find some way of fitting her into the dynamic with the rest of the crew. If she just disappeared after the last movie, it'd kind of be stupid given her current place in the new timeline.
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What they would probably have to do is do a Hobbit or LOTR and film three at a time if they want to release them every two years. Not necessarily a linked trilogy of films, just three movies that are shot at the same time. This would also cut some production costs since the Enterprise set will be same through all three movies.
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In a perfect world we would have had the theatrical trilogy done and on our Bluray shelves by this time already and the conversation would be about the new series coming to TV where Trek belongs.
But if wishes were horses...
But if wishes were horses...
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I just wish they'd do better masters of all of the movies, especially the DCs of 1, 2, and 6. Maybe for the 50th anniversary.... If only. I hope if they do another show, I'd be curious to return to the Prime universe, especially to see what happened after the destruction of Romulus.
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une 26, 2015 7:30am PT by Borys Kit
'Star Trek 3' Stars Score Big Raises as Kirk and Spock Sign for Fourth Movie (Exclusive)
Sources say Chris Pine has scored about $6 million as he and Zachary Quinto have granted an option for a fourth installment of the rebooted franchise as Paramount renegotiated their deals.
The third installment of the rebooted Star Trek franchise boldly heads into production this week in Vancouver, and its cast is getting a big pay raise. At the same time, the studio behind Star Trek Beyond quietly has locked up two key players for a potential fourth installment.
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Paramount and producer-financier Skydance Entertainment recently completed last-minute re-negotiations with the Star Trek stars, a move that has added as much as $10 million-$15 million to the budget. The project’s slow development process may have been partly to blame, as well as the rising star power of the actors, especially Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana.
When the original cast — Pine, Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin and John Cho — signed on for the movie that re-launched the franchise in 2009, they did so with options for two sequels. Despite the fact that studios often will give stars big new deals in case of success, no re-negotiations took place for 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness. Instead, the Trek cast is said to have received only the nominal raises built into their original contracts. According to sources, Paramount argued that the J.J. Abrams-directed 2009 movie, while well-received, was not a huge blockbuster, grossing $385.7 million (a relative pittance compared to Paramount’s billion-dollar Transformers series or even its Mission: Impossible movies).
After Into Darkness grossed $467 million, Paramount was ready to jump back in for a third movie. But Star Trek 3 ran into delays in the development process: Roberto Orci spent the better part of 2014 writing the script (he also was slated to direct) only to have execs then decide to scrap it and part ways with the filmmaker. In January, Pegg and Dark Blue co-creator Doug Jung were brought in to write a new script. With Fast & Furious franchise director Justin Lin — seen as a get —on board to direct, things were looking like they were back on track.
That's when the actors' deals became an issue.
Paramount was again only looking to give nominal raises based on the original contracts, but some of the stars and their representatives argued that seven years had passed since the deals were struck back in 2007. Under California law, a personal services contract cannot bind someone for more than seven years. That meant the old deals arguably were invalid as of 2014.
Paramount disputed that assessment, and neither side was quite ready to go to court over the law’s interpretation.
Complicating matters, some of the actors had raised their star power considerably since the original film. Pine has gone to headline movies, including Paramount’s own Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, while Saldana is now part of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
Sources say Paramount ultimately made some concessions to the actors, who got a combination of hefty raises and better performance bonuses. The studio declined to comment.
The biggest winner in the deal? Pine, apparently.
The actor, who portrays Captain Kirk, earned only $600,000 for the 2009 movie (not a surprise considering he was still untested), but is looking to beam out with about $6 million for the new movie. Pine was paid $1.5 million for Into Darkness and was to have been paid $3 million for a third film, according to court documents filed during a 2012 lawsuit between the actor and his former talent agency. So he's doubled his money.
But Paramount also is walking away a winner. Sources say that a condition of the raises for Pine and Quinto was that the studio was granted options for a fourth movie in order to keep one of Hollywood's most iconic pairings, Kirk and Spock, intact.
'Star Trek 3' Stars Score Big Raises as Kirk and Spock Sign for Fourth Movie (Exclusive)
Sources say Chris Pine has scored about $6 million as he and Zachary Quinto have granted an option for a fourth installment of the rebooted franchise as Paramount renegotiated their deals.
The third installment of the rebooted Star Trek franchise boldly heads into production this week in Vancouver, and its cast is getting a big pay raise. At the same time, the studio behind Star Trek Beyond quietly has locked up two key players for a potential fourth installment.
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Paramount and producer-financier Skydance Entertainment recently completed last-minute re-negotiations with the Star Trek stars, a move that has added as much as $10 million-$15 million to the budget. The project’s slow development process may have been partly to blame, as well as the rising star power of the actors, especially Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana.
When the original cast — Pine, Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin and John Cho — signed on for the movie that re-launched the franchise in 2009, they did so with options for two sequels. Despite the fact that studios often will give stars big new deals in case of success, no re-negotiations took place for 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness. Instead, the Trek cast is said to have received only the nominal raises built into their original contracts. According to sources, Paramount argued that the J.J. Abrams-directed 2009 movie, while well-received, was not a huge blockbuster, grossing $385.7 million (a relative pittance compared to Paramount’s billion-dollar Transformers series or even its Mission: Impossible movies).
After Into Darkness grossed $467 million, Paramount was ready to jump back in for a third movie. But Star Trek 3 ran into delays in the development process: Roberto Orci spent the better part of 2014 writing the script (he also was slated to direct) only to have execs then decide to scrap it and part ways with the filmmaker. In January, Pegg and Dark Blue co-creator Doug Jung were brought in to write a new script. With Fast & Furious franchise director Justin Lin — seen as a get —on board to direct, things were looking like they were back on track.
That's when the actors' deals became an issue.
Paramount was again only looking to give nominal raises based on the original contracts, but some of the stars and their representatives argued that seven years had passed since the deals were struck back in 2007. Under California law, a personal services contract cannot bind someone for more than seven years. That meant the old deals arguably were invalid as of 2014.
Paramount disputed that assessment, and neither side was quite ready to go to court over the law’s interpretation.
Complicating matters, some of the actors had raised their star power considerably since the original film. Pine has gone to headline movies, including Paramount’s own Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, while Saldana is now part of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
Sources say Paramount ultimately made some concessions to the actors, who got a combination of hefty raises and better performance bonuses. The studio declined to comment.
The biggest winner in the deal? Pine, apparently.
The actor, who portrays Captain Kirk, earned only $600,000 for the 2009 movie (not a surprise considering he was still untested), but is looking to beam out with about $6 million for the new movie. Pine was paid $1.5 million for Into Darkness and was to have been paid $3 million for a third film, according to court documents filed during a 2012 lawsuit between the actor and his former talent agency. So he's doubled his money.
But Paramount also is walking away a winner. Sources say that a condition of the raises for Pine and Quinto was that the studio was granted options for a fourth movie in order to keep one of Hollywood's most iconic pairings, Kirk and Spock, intact.
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And how, exactly, does a $1.5 million increase between Into Darkness and the third film qualify as "nominal"?
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It isn't for us humans, but when they're balancing a $150m movie on your shoulders, $1.5m is I guess nominal.
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It's interesting that Paramount is even thinking about a fourth movie...as I thought the general consensus was that they'd do one more theatrical film and then move Star Trek back to TV in a few years. I don't know if that's just wishful thinking on the studio's end or if they really like the script for this one.
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It's interesting that Paramount is even thinking about a fourth movie...as I thought the general consensus was that they'd do one more theatrical film and then move Star Trek back to TV in a few years. I don't know if that's just wishful thinking on the studio's end or if they really like the script for this one.
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Set pics have leaked: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new.../1100-6429944/
New uniforms and a newly designed sexy female Borg!
(Okay, probably not a Borg, but definitely an alien.)
New uniforms and a newly designed sexy female Borg!
(Okay, probably not a Borg, but definitely an alien.)
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Paramount Shuffles 'Star Trek Beyond' Release Date
by Pamela McClintock
9/17/2015 4:50pm PDT
The tentpole still opens in July 2016.
The next Star Trek installment has been pushed back two weeks by Paramount, the studio said on Thursday.
The film, directed by Justin Lin, is now set for a July 22, 2016 release, a date that also includes Fox's next Ice Age sequel and Warner Bros.' Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur.
Sources say the move is designed to give Star Trek Beyond a better chance at getting a berth in Imax theaters. In its old date (July 8), Star Trek would have had to forgo an Imax run because of Tarzan, which Warners opens on July 1.
Another source says Warners' King Arthur, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam as the legendary ruler, could end up moving off of the July 22 date (if it doesn't, Imax is committed to playing that film).
From Paramount and Skydance, the third outing in the revitalized Star Trek series returns franchise stars Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Anton Yelchin, while Idris Elba joins the cast.
by Pamela McClintock
9/17/2015 4:50pm PDT
The tentpole still opens in July 2016.
The next Star Trek installment has been pushed back two weeks by Paramount, the studio said on Thursday.
The film, directed by Justin Lin, is now set for a July 22, 2016 release, a date that also includes Fox's next Ice Age sequel and Warner Bros.' Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur.
Sources say the move is designed to give Star Trek Beyond a better chance at getting a berth in Imax theaters. In its old date (July 8), Star Trek would have had to forgo an Imax run because of Tarzan, which Warners opens on July 1.
Another source says Warners' King Arthur, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam as the legendary ruler, could end up moving off of the July 22 date (if it doesn't, Imax is committed to playing that film).
From Paramount and Skydance, the third outing in the revitalized Star Trek series returns franchise stars Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Anton Yelchin, while Idris Elba joins the cast.
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Be nice if we could get one of these more frequently than every five years or whatever.