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[MikeHattsu]

Please, just stay on the ship this time and don't destroy the Enterprise yet again.

Maybe they'll destroy several if there's mirror universes ;p

 

[brandonh83]

And Hollywood still trying to make Chris Hemsworth happen. How many bombs must this man headline before they realize he's not happening?

Hemsworth has been mostly in ensemble movies and this will be another ensemble movie like the other ST films. You're acting like they're banking on him or something.

 

[vinnygambini]

This is more to do with Paramount's current situation (corporate infighting, low input and losses) than anything else.

Trek is not a very profitable franchise for the studio. It doesn't shift merch and is soft overseas.

Now that their Turtles franchise has tanked they need something positive to announce.

It is almost certainly not a coincidence that this statement is released the same day as Netflix's Trek deal is announced.

Thank god for Transformers & Mission Impossible.

But yeah, Paramount is a mess since their output deal with Dreamworks & Marvel expired.

Brace yourselves for Paramount's next cinematic masterpiece:

Spoiler

Ben-Hur

 

[davepoobond]

James McAvoy will play Picard obviously.

Fassbender to play Data?

 

[MisterHero]

He's a grizzled warrior who escaped after 30 years on Rura Penthe!

 

[MattKeil]

Oh good, another "Kirk has daddy issues" plotline. Can we come up with a new character arc for him after four fucking movies yet? There's so much to explore in a new reset timeline of Trek and they have done nothing with it.

 

[jstripes]

Can we just, no, no more time travel.

James McAvoy will play Picard obviously.

I'm down with that. That guy from Silicon Valley can be Data. Donald Glover as Geordie.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

Idris Elba = Worf

Who's with me?

 

[jstripes]

Idris Elba = Worf

Who's with me?

That's what I was thinking. He's a bit older than the rest of them, but so what.

Also, I take back my choice for Data. Jared Leto is Data.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

That's what I was thinking. He's a bit older than the rest of them, but so what.

Also, I take back my choice for Data. Jared Leto is Data.

I was half joking, tbh. Probably Anthony Mackie is better.

 

[Snaku]

Mirror universe, please.

 

[MisterHero]

Tom Hardy will play Picard obviously.

fixed lol

 

[The Hamburglar]

Wtf even laymans know who Picard is. Sir Ben fucking Kingsley get called Picard for having a bald head.

I bet if you asks scrubs on the street who jean luc picard is, they will say something to do with Star Trek.


Chris hemsworth was in a movie called cash, opposite Sean bean. Great movie that made a lot of money.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I suppose it's fitting it would happen in the fourth film.

There is just not enough love for this post.

 

[yanipheonu]

Maybe they'll destroy several if there's mirror universes ;p

Was about to say lol

"It's no good captain! The enemy ship is destroying the Enterprise on all possible time lines at once!"

 

[X05]

No Pegg on writing duties?

Add Pratt or Evans and beat Infinity War to the Chris trifecta.

Would be funny, considering that Pratt auditioned for Kirk.

You have no clue what you are talking about.

Kirk Cameron is a Sith.

#dead

Spoiler

Also accurate

fixed lol

That would be a funny metajoke, but would require me to acknowledge Nemesis exists.

 

[jstripes]

I was half joking, tbh. Probably Anthony Mackie is better.

I was going along with he GAF group-think.

I think the only movie I've seen him in is Thor.

 

[jett]

Hemsworth has been mostly in ensemble movies and this will be another ensemble movie like the other ST films. You're acting like they're banking on him or something.

What other purpose could there be to bring a character that had three minutes of screen time seven years ago? Only because of Hemsworth's alleged popularity.

Huntsman
In the Heart of The Sea
Blackhat
Red Dawn

Call them ensemble movies if you want. They all starred him. All bombs. Rush was probably somewhat of a box office disappointment, but it was lucky to have a lower budget than these others. His best movie by far though.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

To be honest I find the theme here to be a little questionable since one of the marketed points about Beyond was Kirk moving, well, beyond his father's shadow and legacy. Bringing him back to exploit the obvious drama there feels like it would almost negate the film that hasn't even released yet.

That said, while we're on considering alternatives for how the hell Kirk Sr makes it to the present looking like he does, I propose...

The Borg.

Specifically, George is preserved by the Nerada's borg tech, and spent most of the timeskip of the first moving waiting while the ship was detained by the Klingons, possibly trying to contact the collective. He gives them partial knowledge of the future, and so the Borg of the alternate timeline turn up to try and nip the whole Federation problem in the bud a century ahead of schedule, with George at the head of the attack of course.

Hey if it worked for his son in the books...

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

How are they going to explain Hemsworth's significantly increased bulk?

 

[Pandy]

fixed lol

Perfect!

 

[radios shipping overview]

Oh good, another "Kirk has daddy issues" plotline. Can we come up with a new character arc for him after four fucking movies yet?

They can't seem to get too far from those Abrams roots, after all.

 

[Nudull]

Kirk vs. Evil Thor, let's go!

 

[VeryGooster]

I still want them to go back to 1986 in this one.

 

[entremet]

But that awesome intro to Star Trek 09 is now moot.

 

[plasmawave]

Chris Helmsworth.

 

[Jotaka]

what with this fetish of JJ Abrams about parent-child relationship these days...

Han Solo & Son
Rey & parents
Gorge Kirk & Son

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

This is more to do with Paramount's current situation (corporate infighting, low input and losses) than anything else.

Trek is not a very profitable franchise for the studio. It doesn't shift merch and is soft overseas.

Now that their Turtles franchise has tanked they need something positive to announce.

It is almost certainly not a coincidence that this statement is released the same day as Netflix's Trek deal is announced.

Pretty much. With that being said, trek can be bankable under the right situations. Even if one film bombs, it's not indicative of the next film bombing. Star Trek as a franchise is way more reliable than whatever else paramount has, so its modest returns are at least reliable.

 

[Brianimaniac]

More time travel shenanigans I guess.

And Hollywood still trying to make Chris Hemsworth happen. How many bombs must this man headline before they realize he's not happening?

You say that like that's a problem with Hemsworth. Movie stars don't sell movies at this time. It's been that way for a while. The biggest movie stars in the world can't open movies very reliably right now.

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

What if this is the Indiana Jones the last crusade of Star Trek?

 

[Baleoce]

Mirror Universe

 

[kaching]

No takers on a Q plot then?

 

[bengraven]

Makes sense since Kirk seems to have daddy issues in this version.

This will help make him more OUR Kirk.

 

[Hazelhurst]

Star Trek 4: We Don't Need Roads

 

[The Hamburglar]

You say that like that's a problem with Hemsworth. Movie stars don't sell movies at this time. It's been that way for a while. The biggest movie stars in the world can't open movies very reliably right now.

Honestly can't think of any films that come out these days that has an actor that people would actually want to see a film for.

Back in the day people would watch the new tom cruise or julia roberts movie but nope that doesn't happen any more.

 

[LakeEarth]

Sounds like a script that wouldn't exist if Chris Hemsworth didn't become a star.

 

[Kinyou]

Not really something I asked for. I get why they brought Kirk and Picard together back then, but is this something that feels nessecary?

I guess it finally solves the daddy issues, but apparently also in the most literal way.

 

[Walshicus]

Mirror Universe

Please Gods, no... Said above but this needs to be a time travel story (to continue the theme of aligning to the original movies) and end up restoring the Prime Tineline.

 

[VaultBoy101]

Add Pratt or Evans and beat Infinity War to the Chris trifecta.

I just realized all of the hottest actors working in film right now are named Chris.

 

[otake]

I have a feeling that Ragnarok will be the final Thor movie and appearance.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Should have the plot be with his mom.

Spoiler

No reason other than I want Jennifer Morrison to escape the hell that is Once Upon A Time badly.

 

[GAFmeansLIFE]

Was about to say lol

"It's no good captain! The enemy ship is destroying the Enterprise on all possible time lines at once!"

.

 

[Himynameischris]

I just realized all of the hottest actors working in film right now are named Chris.

We are a sexy bunch

 

[old manatee]

Worst news in a while tbh.

 

[broncobuster]

I have a feeling that Ragnarok will be the final Thor movie and appearance.

Hemsworth branching out has been a total nonstarter so who knows if he'd want to let go of the one sure thing he has.

 

[DavidFoundation300]

It's welcomed I enjoy the Star Trek films even though I know nothing about them.