Star Trek Writers Brace for Impact

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How Will The New Star Trek Movie Borrow From Star Wars? [Morning Spoilers]
Published 10/3/2008 by Charlie Jane Anders at io9
... going to be a debate when this movie comes out whether or not it's consistent with canon. We argue that it is. But there's literally nothing we can say about this movie. Even if we think it's not controversial, people will say, "Oh, that's convenient, they're covering a story that's never been covered before instead of dealing with canon." If you're one of those people who actually cares about "canon," it's never a good sign to be told there will be "some debate." [Wired] More hints that Simon Pegg's Scotty gets a lot of scenes with Leonard Nimoy's Old ...

Orci and Kurztman Talk Star Trek
Published 10/3/2008 by James Cook at TheMovingPicture.net
Orci and Kurztman Talk Star Trek trek_writers.jpg Wired.com recently talked with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman about the upcoming J.J Abrams directed Star Trek flick, which they co-wrote. It’s a great interview and the two have lots to say. I’ll give you a quick taste where they comment on the flick’s story. Orci: It’s about how the original crew came together, which was never covered in its entirety by either the show or any of the movies. No one has ever told the story of how the Enterprise set sail. Kurtzman: There are details in canon where the characters refer to ...

OMG: J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek to be Influenced by Star Wars!
Published 10/3/2008 by Sean at Film Junk
... from the Hollywood elite (ie. Kevin Smith) who were granted a top secret sneak peek. I guess that’s probably a good thing, since too much hype too early on can definitely hurt a movie. However, recently the writers of Star Trek, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, have been making the P.R. rounds in order to help promote their new TV series Fringe and the movie Eagle Eye (which they worked as producers on). Lucky for us, they were also able to sit down with Wired to offer up a little bit of Trek talk. But be warned: what they have to say just ...

Venturing into the Star Trek Universe with Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
Published 10/4/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Potter to Star Trek. While I've been keeping my eye on all of them, Star Trek is one that I'm particularly interested in seeing. As a big fan of "The Next Generation" series and J.J. Abrams (separately), I've been tremendously excited to see what Abrams has done with such a beloved franchise. Although there are still quite a few more months left, and we still haven't even seen a real trailer, I'm still excited to bring you any news we can. Wired recently caught up with writers ...

Screenwriting News & Links! 10/7/08
Published 10/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Mystery Man) at Mystery Man on Film
... for 1995’s “Die Hard With a Vengeance” and last year’s “Live Free or Die Hard.” “[Now] they go out and they travel,” he said of those films. “They go to Canada and come back, and they go to New Jersey, and they drive around in cars and go all over the Eastern Seaboard in the fourth picture. Those are excellent pictures. They’re well-made movies, but I think it’s interesting that neither one of those - three or four - was originally written as a ‘Die Hard’ movie.” Interview with the Star Trek Writers Orci: And ...