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[Grizzlyjin]

No real surprise, it was mentioned he was the frontrunner when they assembled their writers room. But nice to get confirmation. This project is picking up (warp) speed.

Quentin Tarantino ‘Star Trek’ Firms ‘The Revenant’s Mark L. Smith As Screenwriter

Paramount Pictures has set Mark L. Smith to write the script for the R-rated Star Trek movie that was hatched from an idea by Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino wants to direct the film, which he’ll produce with JJ Abrams. That means that a writer whose breakthrough came on one of the most celebrated spare dialogue films of recent years will team with Tarantino, a writer/director whose own scripts have run run 165 pages or more, full of dialogue.

Deadline revealed the Tarantino Star Trek project last month, and then earlier this month that Smith, Lindsey Beer, Drew Pearce and Megan Amram took part in a writer’s room with Tarantino. We reported Tarantino intended to choose from that quartet and that Smith was viewed as frontrunner. Paramount closed his writing deal today.

I do wonder how their styles will mesh. Also, did the time travel Star Trek that Hemsworth signed up for just disappear, or will this be something different but they'll still do the Abrams style ones on the side?

 

[Razorback]

What?! Tarantino isn't writing it?

Wha.. whats the point then?

 

[RiccochetJ]

What?! Tarantino isn't writing it?

Wha.. whats the point then?

Oh I'm pretty sure his fingerprints will be all over the script before everything is said and done.

Honestly thought this was a rumor. Didn't realize it's a very real thing.

 

[Sapiens]

What?! Tarantino isn't writing it?

Wha.. whats the point then?

At this point, with the way Star Track's been going, if QT is involved - I'll take what I can get out of him.

 

[shira]

What?! Tarantino isn't writing it?

Wha.. whats the point then?

He chose the writer from a writer's room.
I don't see what the issue is.

 

[Robot Pants]

I feel like this is the point where Tarantino should just stop and throw in the towel forever.
This is the tipping point for him. He even said himself he only wants to make like 8-10 films before he starts to suck

 

[Sosokrates]

 

[entremet]

Will this be with the same new cast of the recent films?

 

[shira]

Will this be with the same new cast of the recent films?

I heard Patrick Stewart wants in.

Could be time travel lul, but qt loves using old school actors so Shatner? Idk

 

[Sosokrates]

My god if the PICARD returns I will have a nerdgasum.

 

[Horsemama1956]

My god if the PICARD returns I will have a nerdgasum.

The only reason I would watch it TBH. Thought the recent movies were a little too generic(If QT weren't directing that is).

 

[Rest]

So it's going to be Star Trek: The Boring Frontier.

I was interested in the idea of a Tarantino Star Trek, but if that's who's writing it I'll wait until it's at the dollar theater.