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a TNG movie wouldnt pull in crowds unless it was part of a crossover f
By Alawi

The only way a new movie with *elements* of TNG or Classic Trek is going to work is if its a war film a la MIDWAY or THE LONGEST DAY with Picard in the role of an Admiral (the Henry Fonda role) not in a starship but in a room somewhere looking at intergalactic maps and making decisions. You could then have a fleet of ships with different TNG actors on them.

This would be a crossover film that spans several centuries a la GODFATHER II and tie it to the War motif, this way you could include cameos by many regular Star Trek actors (Kirk, Sisko etc).

You could have a Captain Kirk section and a Captain Picard section and go back and forth between both timelines.

Hollywood road show war films (LONGEST DAY, BRIDGE TOO FAR, etc) had dozens of characters running around doing their own thing personified by major stars. Some had major roles (John Wayne, Charlton Heston) and some had minor roles (James Coburn, Robert Wagner) but all brought star quality to the roles.

We've had murder-mystery/political (ST6), straight action/drama (ST II and III), comedy/adventure (ST IV) and horror/sci-fi (FIRST CONTACT).


We've never really had a STAR TREK war film.It would be an ensemble piece - neither Picard nor Kirk would be the main star.That way you could also throw in a new cast (or group of cadets) into the mix.

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