‘Star Trek 2’ Is Being Prepped Off 70 Page Outline
What’s up withStar Trek 2? Paramount set a release date for the filmwell over a year agoand that date is coming up at warp speed: June 29, 2025. All the other blockbusters scheduled for release around that time have begun production but, as far as we know, the script for the secondTrekhas yet to be completed or approved. So what’s the latest? Co-screenwriterRoberto Orciwas over onTrekMovie.comand gave an update, basically saying thatpre-production is ongoingbased on a highly detailed, 70 page outline and that things will really begin to snowball onceJ.J. Abrams– who himself hasn’t officially committed to the project – finishes his obligations toSuper 8, opening June 10.Read Orci’s quotesand more after the break.
Orci – who co-wrote the first film and is writing the sequel along with partnerAlex KurtzmanandLostco-creatorDamon Lindelof– posted the following inthe forums on TrekMovie.com:
Just been waiting for JJ to be free to really decide if he likes the story and hear his suggestions before we finish the script. Once he says go, we’ll have it in no time. Meanwhile, our outline is detailed enough (70+ pages!) to do some prep :)
But that’s not to say Abrams is totally in the dark about the sequel:
In the meetings we’ve had with JJ, he’s already given us amazing input and ideas, and that’s been while he’s been up to his eyeballs inSuper 8.
Super 8press began this past weekend so you’ll soon be seeing several quotes from Abrams aboutTrek 2(one recent report says he “hoped” he’d return). Once that’s all said and done, hopefully we get a solid, official announcement. The question then becomes, can Abrams and team meet such a tight deadline or will the film be pushed back? As a huge fan of the original, which itself was pushed back several months, I hope Paramount isn’t totally beholden to a release date and instead concentrates on quality.
