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Rick Berman "Very Involved" in "Prequel" Feature Concept, Addresses Trilogy Rumor

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By GustavoLeao / 18:05, 23 June 2004 / General Star Trek

The future of the STAR TREK feature film franchise got a glimmer of hope earlier this spring when producer Rick Berman hinted that a project was in the early stages of development that could be termed a "prequel."

The exec still isn't letting fly any more details, but he now says in the latest issue of Dreamwatch magazine in the UK that he is "very involved" in discussions about the idea.

"There is a film concept that is in discussion," Berman tells journalist Ian Spelling. "I am very much involved in it. It's in the very early stages of development, so it's really too early to talk about."

Film specualtion site Ain't It Cool News circulated a rumor earlier this year that an actual trilogy of "prequel" STAR TREK films were being developed at Paramount. Spelling asked Berman specifically about this rumor.

"I can understand why Ain't It Cool News would get information about it being a prequel trilogy," Berman said. "That's not quite correct, although I can understand how someone might misinterpret the information to be that."

Berman reiterates that he is "very much involved" in the project and that calling it a "prequel" is indeed "valid." Previous reports indicated that it was not related to STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE and it appears we're still a ways off from learning anything more substantial about this project.



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By: rumandchocolate (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:00:56 on Jun 24, 2004

Yeah... I don't understand that, either. There's a differences between a contradiction of established facts and an event or person that was simply never referred to. Things aren't mentioned unless it has some relevance to the story being presented. For instance, the Eugenics Wars weren't mentioned in the first episode of TOS; they were referred to when needed in "Space Seed." Or take the Federation/Cardassian War... it took four years for them to mention it on TNG... doesn't mean it didn't happen.

I can't recall the last time I mentioned the Franco-Prussian War or the bombing of Hiroshima in conversation... that doesn't mean the events didn't happen. Come to think of it, I don't recall George Washington ever being referred to in dialogue in all of Star Trek... does that mean he must not have existed?

OK... the fact that the computer on TNG states there've only been five starships with the name Enterprise (not to mention TMP rec-hall scene) can certainly raise questions (which can or cannot be answered, depending on your take).

But the fact that Captain Archer was never mentioned in the 500 hours of dialogue (a miniscule amount of time when you think that it spanned almost two decades of time) bears no significance on continuity. He simply was never mentioned. There doesn't have to be a Section 31 conspiracy covering up his existence. For all we know, Picard talked for hours about Archer off-camera.



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