Paramount announced they’ll be making another attempt at a Star Trek 2009 film, as Toby Haynes, known for his work on Andor, the Star Wars series, steps into the directorial role. Partnering with Toby Haynes is Seth Grahame-Smith, a seasoned writer-producer celebrated for his contributions to the genre, with notable works such as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and The Lego Batman Movie.
While specific plot details are presumably shrouded in secrecy, the project is supposed to once more present a prequel, delving into events decades preceding the 2009 Star Trek film that marked a significant reboot for the franchise. Despite the absence of a Star Trek film since 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, this series has been continuing to be in development, which is odd since the Star Trek brand seemed to move beyond the Kelvan timeline with their new shows since Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Picard, and Lower Decks have all aired. It’s also strange to once again do a prequel given they’ve tapped that market.
Toby Haynes is recognized as the principal director behind the Star Wars series Andor. Andor took Star Wars and made the universe boring, dry, and political, which bodes ill for a potential Star Trek prequel from Paramount if it would suffer the same fate.
Seth Grahame-Smith, having made his breakthrough as a novelist with hits like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, has transitioned into a go-to figure in the writer-producer domain, particularly within the genre and fan-driven communities. His credits include producing It and scripting The Lego Batman Movie, solidifying his status as a creative force in the entertainment industry.
As Paramount embarks on this journey to expand the Star Trek universe, the collaboration between director Toby Haynes and writer Seth Grahame-Smith sparks anticipation and hope they can turn around the recent years of the destruction of this beloved franchise from the Paramount Plus prequels like Discovery.
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Not all the fans are optimistic, though, and are already raising concerns. Commentator and Star Trek fan Chris commented: “I am a massive lifelong trek convention attending trek fan and I do my best to not be a whiney ungrateful idiot who imagines he knows the industry like the professionals but an ORIGIN STORY? Ffs. If only someone had through of that befoenterprisediscoverystrangenewworldsstartrek2009qandabillionepisodesandnovelsandgames. Sorry but can no one actually bring the story forward other than discovery? The fans are asking for legacy mostly because we want to know what’s next, not revisit the same stuff over and over while “adding edge”. All it proves is the ego and lack of imagination of the creatives”
Commentator “Anonymous” posted: “Wait, the Kelvin timeline diverges at the attack on the Kelvin at the start of the film, so is it gonna be set after the epilogue? It can’t be set before, since the timeline is supposed to have stayed the same and, thus, everything that happened before also happened in the Prime timeline, but this is supposed to be a prequel only to the Kelvin films.”
That Park Place also covered the news of a Paramount Star Trek reboot noting that the 4th 2009 Kelvan Universe film has been in limbo for some time. It seems they’re scrapping and restarting this project repeatedly.
Let us know in the comments if you believe Paramount can successfully pull of a Star Trek origin story.
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Considering the mess J. J. Abrams made of the Trek timeline, why would anyone get excited about a prequel of the mess?