Star Trek has been a staple of sci-fi television for decades, and alongside its continued presence, the movies have helped further flesh out the characters. But the early 2000s weren't kind to the series, both in film and television. Star Trek: Nemesis It is a serious and commercial disaster; Star Trek: Enterprise ran for four seasons, making it the shortest show since the original series. Change was a given, and it was ultimately decided to take the form of a reboot that surprised everyone.
Star Trek-In other words, reboot film Released on May 8, 2009, this movie is one of those movies that just came at the right time. At the time, movies based on old TV shows were: starsky and hutch and charlie's angels was a commercial success, which gave this reboot a cultural context.It also helped that it was directed by three filmmakers who knew how to make hits: J.J. Abrams was still in his prime as a director; mission: impossible 3 (Speaking of movies based on old TV shows), along with the almost finished one lost and still young fringe.With writer Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman It was written Mission And he was even more on Paramount's good side for the first film. transformers movie.If there is someone who can create something new Star Trek For better or worse, these are the movies that will grab everyone's attention.
You really can't underestimate how much money Paramount was putting into this new film. Star Trek That was a hit at the time.Above all, the studio wanted the audience to be interested. Star Trek So what's the best way to do it in the 2000s? By hyping it up. action scene And Kirk is quite a womanizer. As with Abrams, it didn't quite work out. comment The movie will be primarily aimed at non-Trekkies. Still, this movie was still interesting. These trailers didn't tell us anything about the actual plot, but they gave a good vibe and made me want to see how things would play out. company The crew will be the adventurers our parents and grandparents fell in love with back in the day.
And fall in love, people did. The reboot film received critical acclaim and was subsequently nominated for four Academy Awards for her, ultimately winning one for Best Makeup, her only win. trekking A movie to win an Oscar. Despite mixed reactions to the film's split into its own timeline, critics and audiences were impressed by the younger cast's original characters, especially Spock played by Zachary Quinto and Uhura played by Zoe Saldana. I liked their interpretation and their chemistry. Box office revenue was $385.7 million. Star Trek We succeeded in getting people interested in the franchise again. But those highs came down sooner than expected, and the film has been marooned in space for years since.
A few years later, in 2013 star trek into darkness It left a strange taste in the audience's mouth.She still made money, but she felt something. off: Maybe that would have been a better way complicated way of speaking of wrath of khan, Or maybe that's why very strange A B-plot with 9/11 similarities that feels like it belongs in a completely different movie (or even a completely different series). star trek beyondOn the contrary, it took a fairly simple approach and functioned like a regular episode of the show. When that energy and stationary energy are combined,can't believe it needle dropEven if the movie wasn't a big hit when it was released in 2016, Paramount had been trying to get the movie a hit for years. 4th movie It has been off the ground ever since and no one knows if it will actually happen.
Things are much better in the television world. Star Trek: Discovery and lower decktwo popular shows that both end with their respective fifth seasons, but their continuity feels like a miracle these days. Star Trek: Picard Gave next generation fan's legacy sequel They've been hoping for years, and Star Trek: Prodigy, Despite how messy the schedule was, it engaged young viewers.the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds This will spearhead future television plans, which currently include: starfleet academy show Paramount+ movie focusing on Michelle Yeoh discovery character Philippa Georgiou.
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Star Trek 2009san's The biggest aftershocks came outside of the series, with the massive reboot and legacy sequel boom of the 2010s.new initiatives Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, robocop, and evil dead It was born out of the success of this film, even if it was to revitalize its own series. Abrams, Orci, and Kurtzman became even more famous in Hollywood.It is a famous story that the former was revived. Star Wars It is a powerhouse that produces works for the big screen. Orci and Kurtzman continue to amazing spiderman Producing or executive producing movies and shows such as: sleepy hollow and fringe.When the duo parted ways, Kurtzman followed up his directorial debut with mummy, Universal's attempt to launch Dark Universe failed, effectively star trek Same as Kevin Feige.Last I heard, Orci wrote something like this: spiderman adjacent movie For Sony, it has been quiet for years since the announcement.
as a whole, Star Trek ” was a game changer, and for better or worse, the current film industry would not exist without it.It's understandable why Paramount would have wanted to make his fourth film so much, given how big this franchise is at this point, but is that hypothesis possible at this point? amazing) star trek 4 It's been hampered by creative changes for so many years that I finally feel like someone needs to make a phone call to fix the problem. Not only did beyond After Anton Yelchin and Leonard Nimoy passed away, giving the Kelvin universe its cleanest ending, 4th movie It can be dangerous at times, especially if the franchise isn't really built with that in mind.And it's anyone's guess as to whether that will happen or not Starfleet prequel Setting them on the same timeline can help energize you to watch more movies, or give you a quick detour before heading back to prime time.
In 2022, chris pine said the best way forward for Star Trek Movies may want to be less bombastic, more fan-oriented, and less expensive to produce.It's easy to put emotions on the back burner, but it may only be possible by actually doing junk trek 4 And I've done it in other movies as well.of company Kelvin Bath's team did well. After 15 years, it's good enough to be boldly going in a new direction.
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