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Paramount Has Canceled 'Star Trek 4
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:28 pm
Paramount Has Canceled 'Star Trek 4, And Disney's 'Star Wars' Is To Blame
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To the surprise of absolutely no one paying attention, Paramount/Viacom has discreetly pulled the plug on the fourth chapter in their rebooted Star Trek movie franchise. This tidbit was buried in a Deadline article about the new Game of Thrones prequel spin-off, as the pilot episode is to be helmed by SJ Clarkson. Clarkson was set to direct the sequel to Star Trek Beyond, and her attachment to the HBO fantasy prequel series is tied to Paramount pulling the plug on the sci-fi sequel. So, barring a reemergence or a change of heart, Bad Robot’s rebooted Star Trek franchise is no more. And, truth be told, 'twas Star Wars that killed the Star Trek.
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To the extent that the new Star Trek movies were filling a hole left by the divisively-received Star Wars prequels (and the lack of Matrix or Lord of the Rings-type franchises), the return of the genuine article negated the need for new Star Trek movies that could approximate Star Trek-level sci-fi wonkery with Star Wars-worthy blockbuster thrills.
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As of now, Star Trek Discovery is apparently delivering action-packed Star Trek-worthy thrills on CBS All Access while Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville is going the topical sci-fi and talk > action interstellar adventure route over at Fox. Not only is the Bad Robot Star Trek franchise not the only (or biggest) Star Wars-type series in town, it’s not even the only major Star Trek option for fans and general consumers. And with Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth apparently refusing a pay cut (from contracts foolishly negotiated before Star Trek Beyond opened), Paramount had little choice but to walk away from a movie likely to cost as much as Transformers but earn about as much as Bumblebee.
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Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:28 pm to Fewer Kilometers
He's a Star Wars homer, but I'll take this as another reason to prefer Star Trek to Star Wars.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:47 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Trying to get Hemsworth and Pine on the cheap at this point is a losing battle.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:47 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Damn I was hoping for another one. First one was badass and the others entertaining.
Was hoping they'd cap it off with a solid 4th installment.
Was hoping they'd cap it off with a solid 4th installment.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:48 pm to Fewer Kilometers
The rebooted Trek movies were getting worse and worse. I’ll take this as a blessing.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:55 pm to Fewer Kilometers
the first one was excellent. then they progressively got worse, like others had said. might be a good move to let the series end.
enjoyed them though!
enjoyed them though!
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:00 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Gay.
Have never watched the old stuff, but I enjoyed and own all three of these, even though the third one was pretty weak, imo.
Have never watched the old stuff, but I enjoyed and own all three of these, even though the third one was pretty weak, imo.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:15 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I really liked the cast but JJ's two Star Trek movies felt like Star Trek in name only.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 4:44 pm to Fewer Kilometers
IMO, the world doesn't need anymore Star Trek movies.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 4:50 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I thought Beyond was good, but I didn't like the first two. I really hope the destruction of Romulus in the Prime timeline is made not canon and all this swept under the rug.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 5:03 pm to Fewer Kilometers
They weren't the best films but not totally horrible either; although I'm always reminded of the following when people mention the new Star Trek films:
NSFW language - It's perfectly in Spock's character - NSFW language
NSFW language - It's perfectly in Spock's character - NSFW language
This post was edited on 1/10/19 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 1/10/19 at 5:29 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I liked the first one, but I predicted what they would do after they resolved that plot with time travel. I said they'd throw in old characters and stories, reworked because of the "time line," and make them do whatever they wanted.
They thought they were being clever by doing this and that it would allow them to regurgitate old Star Trek shite indefinitely, but all it did was underscore the utterly formulaic structures of the next two movies.
And then we all had to be shown that yes, Sulu is definitely gay. See? He's with a dude, and they have a kid. Look everyone. Sulu is definitely a homo.
Even IRL gay Sulu thought that was stupid.
They thought they were being clever by doing this and that it would allow them to regurgitate old Star Trek shite indefinitely, but all it did was underscore the utterly formulaic structures of the next two movies.
And then we all had to be shown that yes, Sulu is definitely gay. See? He's with a dude, and they have a kid. Look everyone. Sulu is definitely a homo.
Even IRL gay Sulu thought that was stupid.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 6:32 pm to Fewer Kilometers
disappointing, I love these movies
Posted on 1/10/19 at 6:37 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Hemsworth was in this?
Posted on 1/10/19 at 6:46 pm to Fewer Kilometers
those movies were pretty good , why not make more
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:19 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Paramount had little choice but to walk away from a movie likely to cost as much as Transformers but earn about as much as Bumblebee.
Good writing.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:50 am to Fewer Kilometers
Good. The first one was a fun space adventure. The third one was like a terrible fan fiction. Into Darkness pissed me off so bad I yelled at me wife that night.
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