Quentin Tarantino Is Making a 'Star Trek' Movie?
by EG
A lot of bad ideas come out of Hollywood, but they don't get much worse than the prospect of a Star Trek movie written and directed by Pulp Fiction creator Quentin Tarantino. Unfortunately, that idea seems to be in the works, with Tarantino reportedly working with JJ Abrams to come up with a Star Trek story. Tarantino would also reportedly direct the project. Star Trek and Tarantino seems to be lightyears apart in terms of style, and we'd expect die-hard Trek fans to hate the idea of a Tarantino franchise film.
Quentin Tarantino is ready to explore strange new worlds.
The filmmaker has a pitch for a Star Trek film, and he has shared his vision with J.J. Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Tarantino and Abrams have plans to bring together a writers room to develop a film at Star Trek studio Paramount. Tarantino has an eye to direct the potential project.
The studio had no comment.
Abrams rebooted the franchise with 2009's Star Trek and also helmed 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness, before pivoting to Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He remains a producer on the Star Trek franchise even as he readies 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX. Paramount previously stated it was developing a fourth Star Trek film to star Chris Hemsworth as Captain Kirk's (Chris Pine) father, but no director has been attached and it's unclear where this Tarantino development leaves the project. The latest installment, Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond (2016), was well-liked by critics but earned just $343.4 million worldwide, the lowest in the rebooted universe.
In a 2015 Nerdist podcast interview, Tarantino revealed that he would be more likely to direct a Star Trek film over a Star Wars pic, noting he was a big fan of the original series.
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