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Variety: Berman, Braga, Kerner, McCluggage Developing STARFLEET ACADEMY Concept

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By Steve Krutzler / 22:47, 18 July 2004 / Star Trek: Nemesis

Following recent revelations from Rick Berman that an eleventh STAR TREK feature film is in the early stages of development despite the 2002 franchise-low performance for STAR TREK: NEMESIS; the fact that it is yet another "prequel" concept with no relation to the television series ENTERPRISE; and Brannon Braga's offhand remark that the project involves the historic Romulan Wars (story), industry trade Variety is stirring the pot further.

According to the trade, Berman and Braga are working with Jordan Kerner and Kerry McCluggage and are developing a new project -- presumably the same -- as a "Star Fleet Academy" concept.

"For a studio that's unafraid to remake films in its vault and reinvent TV shows as movies," writes Variety's Dave McNary. "Par is being surprisingly cautious about hopes for an 11th feature film. A new installment isn't on the horizon anytime soon. Par wants a 're-imagining' of the concept, meaning there won't be any of the characters that peopled the TV shows and movies. It hasn't yet hired a writer."

Berman has previously indicated that he is working on the prequel project with two other producers. Kerner's credits include two MIGHTY DUCKS films and two INSPECTOR GADGET films. McCluggage is a Paramount studio executive. Braga has previously disavowed any involvement with the new feature project, including at his recent ArcLight Hollywood appearance, in which he stated that he was not involved.

Former TREK producer Harve Bennett, who produced STAR TREK II through STAR TREK VI, has stated in numerous interviews that he pitched a STARFLEET ACADEMY idea for a future STAR TREK movie while at Paramount in the 1990s. The idea was rejected at the time.

For the complete Variety report, visit this page.



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By: Jupiter (Odo's file, contact) @ 23:59:39 on Jul 19, 2004

If they have to do this academy idea, why not set it farther into the future? This fanbase needs a wiff of something NEW! Stir things up, not retread ideas in time periods that box in the creative process. What could possibly be in peril in a pre-Kirk time period? We all know how it ends up.

People want to know what happens next. Have you ever read a book backwards? Enterprise and Star Wars have both shown that prequels don't really energize the fanbase.

Somebody needs to take this franchise where no one has gone before. Enough of these retread ideas, come up with something original for goodness sakes!

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