News has surfaced of jj abrams not directing star wars episode 9, straight form the horses mouth, but he did explain what drew him to the force awakens. Abrams planned on going to dental school, but decided to study film at sarah lawrence college. It has gained a cult following and some fans can even fluently speak klingon which is a fictional language created in the series. At 15, he wrote the music for don dohlers nightbeast 1982. In december 2014, justin lin was confirmed as the director for the upcoming sequel, marking the first reboot film not to be directed by j. The next generation tng, and all of the star trek feature films, including the three newest j. Abrams discusses his approach to the star trek universe, its mysterious villain and the potential for a trilogy. You can commence throwing fruit at me at the end of this answer, but im going to say it anyway. Abrams was in the midst of postproduction on mission. He wrote and directed the paramount science fiction thriller super 8, starring joel courtney and elle fanning, while coproducing with steven spielberg and bryan burk.
All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Abrams has 56 books on goodreads with 104555 ratings. Abrams rebooted the star trek movies with great success in 2009, but the franchise soon began struggling. These films kick off jj abrams alternate star trek timeline. If hardcore star trek fans do not much like the current series of movies introduced by jj abrams a decade ago, we should wonder what they do want to see. With the assistance of the enterprise crew, admiral kirk must stop an old nemesis, khan noonien singh, from using the lifegenerating genesis. My grandparents have always been massive fans of star trek so i started watching the original series to my grandmas absolute delight. Star wars, originally a trilogy, is a space opera fantasy franchise set in the dis. Star trek 4 eyes fargo, legion creator noah hawley to direct the. Abrams finally admits a big problem with star trek into. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. The enterprise incident, while romulan commander liliana.
Jj abrams star trek movies are better than his star. Abrams at star trek beyond fan event at paramount studios in may 2016. For the film series, see list of star trek films and television series. Iii, were performing the same chores on this new film, he didnt immediately jump at the opportunity. Abrams was brought aboard to conclude the trilogy he kicked off. Star trek beyond deleted scenes beyond the darkness. Jan 25, 20 why jj abrams is a new hope for star wars if his star trek alchemy is anything to go by, abrams will deliver a film both true to the spirit of the original and full of invention ben child. Abrams is not a very good storyteller, and hes gotten worse as hes gotten more successful. Sep 14, 2018 because the reboot essentially change parts in the overall lore thatmay often not even make sense.
Personally im just glad for more star trek content, good or bad. Why jj abrams is a new hope for star wars film the. Following colin trevorrows departure from star wars. Jj abrams confirms time travel to right the wrongs of the last jedi star wars 9 director jj abrams has revealed time travel will be used in episode ix to undo everything fans hated. Star trek the motion picture trilogy when last we left the crew of the star ship enterprise, they were heading home following a skirmish with the despotic khan. The man behind star trek and the upcoming star trek into darkness will also take charge of the first of a new trilogy in. Abrams movies, none is quite as widely maligned as 20s star trek into darkness, and abrams himself just admitted that there is at least one big problem with the movie. Noah hawley must boldly go back to star treks origins. Abrams in 2009, returns with director justin lin the fast and the furious franchise at the helm of this epic voyage of the u.
Oct 19, 2017 following colin trevorrows departure from star wars. Abrams has done a great job of capturing the feeling of the original series, but. Abrams explains why he didnt want the conclusion of the sequel trilogy to provide all the answers. Abrams, writers robert orci and alex kurtzman, producer damon lindelof and executive producer bryan burk.
Impossible iii when paramount pictures approached him to produce a new star trek film. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. An electrifying thriller from bestselling author diane duane set in the star trek. Jj abrams confirms time travel to right the wrongs of the last jedi star wars 9 director jj abrams has revealed time travel will. Abrams fault and some can be traced back to the force awakens. Jeffrey jacob abrams born june 27, 1966 is an american filmmaker. Star trek vs star wars difference and comparison diffen. Abrams wrote or produced such films as regarding henry 1991, forever young 1992, armageddon 1998, cloverfield 2008, star trek 2009, and star wars. Why jj abrams is a new hope for star wars if his star trek alchemy is anything to go by, abrams will deliver a film both true to the spirit of the original and full of invention ben child. Following the original series, star trek has formed movies and. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry.
Star trek, originally a tv series, is a space western science fiction that centers around a crew who serves in starfleet, a spacebased peacekeeping and humanitarian armada. On the eve of retirement, kirk and mccoy are charged with assassinating the klingon high chancellor and imprisoned. Why jj abrams is a new hope for star wars film the guardian. Jj abrams is returning to the star wars universe to helm the third episode of the new star wars trilogy, following the ousting of previous director colin trevorrow, who departed the film last week. Along with the various star trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including but not limited to roddenberry himself, g. Abrams to be impeached from star wars the final film in the disneyera trilogy is a pointless, abysmal letdown that wont fully satisfy. The enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace. This is an unusual admission for abrams, having just directed and cowritten the star wars film that, when it opens dec. In his senior year, he and jill mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which. The first two cast members announced for star trek were zachary quinto and leonard nimoy. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction.
Abrams will be asked a lot of questions at screenings and junkets, many of which will be about his plans for star wars vii. Abrams wrote an epic superman movie, and it very nearly happened. What does jj abrams think of the star wars prequels answers. Anyway, i recently watched the new star trek trilogy with chris pine and i really loved it. Asked in star wars movies, science fiction and fantasy movies how old is the emperor. Abrams in 2009, returns with director justin lin the fast and. The fourth in the 2009 reboot series of star trek films.
The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. For some reason though id never watched star trek or star wars which are like the scifi films. Noah hawley must boldly go back to star treks origins film. Star trek beyond, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular star trek franchise, created by gene roddenberry and reintroduced by j. Good or bad, at least we are getting more content outside of the books. Star wars 9 has started filming and director jj abrams posted the first official image and promises to continue the spirit in which he started. Jj abrams has slammed star wars fans who didnt like the last jedi, telling indiewire, if you are someone who feels threatened by women and needs to lash out against them, you can. Aug 01, 2018 star wars 9 has started filming and director jj abrams posted the first official image and promises to continue the spirit in which he started the force awakens. The explanation that it was the incident of the loss of the uss kelvin creating ripples in time to create essentially a new timelinekinda works bu. Star trek movies in order star trek is one of the most famous science fiction series ever made.
Dec 11, 2019 this is an unusual admission for abrams, having just directed and cowritten the star wars film that, when it opens dec. He is known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Jj abrams slams star wars fans who didnt like last. Abrams reboot films, or kelvin timeline based on the original series. Although abrams knew that his friends roberto orci and alex kurtzman, who had written the screenplay for mi. Before he did star trek or star wars, and long before the dceu, j. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. Star trek is undoubtedly one of the greatest scifi movie franchises in. In universe timeline chronological order star trek enterprise ent, star trek. Given the fact that jj abrams has two movies in each series, its time to do what any movieloving fan base would do especially when we are in.
Abrams vision was not only to create a star trek that was a bigger, more actionpacked spectacle but also to make the spectacle feel real. At last, the united federation of planets and the romulan star empire have agreed to meet on neutral ground to attempt to resolve the. Nevertheless, it has been an extraordinary turn of events for the star trek series. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. Jj abrams to replace colin trevorrow on star wars ix daily. Nov 21, 2019 if hardcore star trek fans do not much like the current series of movies introduced by jj abrams a decade ago, we should wonder what they do want to see. Sep 12, 2017 jj abrams is returning to the star wars universe to helm the third episode of the new star wars trilogy, following the ousting of previous director colin trevorrow, who departed the film last week.
Jj abrams hopes his passion for star wars will aid his directing. The film ended being considered less original than its predecessor and more of a loose remake of star trek. Jj abrams slams star wars fans who didnt like last jedi. Star wars biggest sequel trilogy problems are jj abrams fault. Abrams, bryan burk, damon lindelof, alex kurtzman and roberto orci disc 3. Many of the problems present in the star wars sequel trilogy are j. Ranking all the star trek movies, including star trek beyond.
It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast. The greatest adventure of all time begins with star trek, the spectacular story of the first deployment of a young crew on. Jj abrams to replace colin trevorrow on star wars ix. Abrams directed the sequel to star trek, star trek into darkness, released in may 20. Abrams told ew in november that he wouldnt be taking the reins of another intergalactic franchise. Star wars biggest sequel trilogy problems are jj abrams.
1300 273 1530 754 761 803 1097 1417 390 442 1554 68 365 459 632 514 1563 487 720 188 638 892 107 1283 1112 1563 731 795 671 275 1435 424 1274