Just a few more quick updates.
1. MTV.com reports that the new Star Trek movie will actually be a complete reboot of the franchise, and not a prequel:
First things first: From the sound of it, fans can rest assured that subtitles about undiscovered countries and insurrections are a thing of the past. Kurtzman and Orci told MTV that their film is titled, quite simply, “Star Trek.” “That’s the intended title. I don’t think we want to put any colons or anything on it,” Orci said. . . .
While Kurtzman and Orci were reluctant to reveal much about the top-secret film, they did offer some hints. “There will be more action in this movie than any ‘Trek’ that’s preceded it,” Kurtzman promised. Orci, without discussing a specific budget, added, “It’ll be the biggest one. The economic models of the other [films] were very much based on the fans out there and their purchasing power. With this one we’re going for the broad audience to bring people into ‘Trek’ for the first time.” . . .
What they will say, however, is that the film will be a starship-based adventure. “I don’t know how you make ‘Star Trek’ without a starship,” Orci laughed. “You have to trek through the stars, so you need a ship for that. There, you got something out of us!”
Orci and Kurtzman also confirmed that the film is not in any way a prequel but a reimagining of the franchise. Whether that means a whole new look for “Trek” remains in question. “We’re not going to start totally from scratch,” Orci said. “We want it to feel like it’s updated and of the now. That’s actually the discussions we’re having now: how to keep the look of the universe yet have it not look like nothing’s new. It’s tricky.”
2. The Associated Press says Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks really are going to make a live-action version of Belgian comic-book hero Tintin, probably within the next two years.
3. The Associated Press says Greek film critics are not happy with 300, which concerns a famous battle between the ancient Spartans and the ancient Persians. Given that Zack Snyder’s highly stylized film is based on a graphic novel by the wild-and-wacky Frank Miller, I can’t say I’m surprised. In some ways, it’s more of a Bizarro historical epic than a proper history movie, per se.
4. Matt Page at the Bible Films Blog has some info on a new British animated series based on the Bible, Friends and Heroes, that sounds pretty interesting. I hope it comes to Canada, or to DVD.
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