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Empire Online caught up with STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION star Patrick Stewart who talked a bit about Professor Xavier in upcoming X-MEN 3 movie.



"Well we lost two directors! But everything was fine when I left the set. I've finished my filming now and it's all looking great," he said

About his role in the new sequel, he said, "You'd need about an hour to hear all about it. There are going to be some changes. Professor X is now very, very startling, very surprising. It's all very exciting."

The original report can be found here.

Stewart also told UK's Teletext that plans are afoot to make another TNG feature film for the big screen, as revealed this week by SFX Magazine (story)

Despite plans at Paramount for a TREK prequel movie featuring an all-new cast -- currently titled STAR TREK: THE BEGINNING, Stewart said, "About four months ago at a meeting in Los Angeles the subject was raised quite seriously from a very interesting point of view. I have been saying for four years now that it's over. No fantasies about it coming back, the space suits have been hung up for good."

"But there are weighty people in Hollywood who are very interested in one more run around the holodeck. There are serious plans."

"I was told this may happen two or three years down the road, by which time I'll be able to sit again in the captain's chair, but then again, it's not all that far away and if I'm in good shape I'd love to do it."

Thanks to mrs_sideshow_bob at the TrekBBS for the info.



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By: Groulx (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:13:21 on Dec 03, 2005

Be honest with yourselves... Data, as posted before, is a huge issue to deal with.

Spiner makes a brutally old looking android now. That was the problem with casting a human as an android in the first place.

He gains an extra chin in every movie.

There are only 2 choices:

Leave Spiner out of the next movie or say they've created an "aging algorithim" or something, which would just make everyone go "oh, please".

Data looked bizarre in Nemesis when you look back at the history of his look throughout TNG.

He didn't have the respect for himself to go for a few rounds in the sauna before filming... lose that water weight in the face.


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    By: cooper2000 (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:05:22 on Dec 07, 2005

    My opinion: he made his bed now he should sleep in it. He didnt want to be in anymore. Let him spend his Threshold money. Go on. Make ther loss permanant instead of undoing it.
    Bring back the rest of TNG crew and go get Kirk.
    Oh, and dont let Berman have any input AT ALL!


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      By: TrippingOverGod (Odo's file, contact) @ 03:47:50 on Dec 08, 2005

      Absolutely agree. Data is dead and doesn't come back - now that's a serious thing to have in the next film. Unfortunately, they've already built in their "Remember" moment, so if you don't at least have B-4 mentioned having his mind then people will ask questions, but it also means there's an easy way to bring him back so people will wonder what all the fuss is about.

      Probably Nemesis's biggest mistake - Data trying to find ways to kill himself throughout (go on, count how many times Data's prepared to sacrifice himself)


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By: Chewie (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:06:58 on Dec 02, 2005 | Edit History (1)

Well, let's face it, TPTB don't want to make a new trek with an unrecognizable cast of characters. That's probably why the script by BAND OF BROTHER's screenwriter hasn't been picked up. They want to use bankable, familiar stars. I know NEM didn't do well, but DVD sales and pay-per-view have probably been good, and they don't want their cash cow to just disappear. I'm guessing they want to use TNG cast until they're just too old to do anymore.

I bet they'll use TREK 11 to spinoff a Riker series. Someone here said it earlier, and it's a great idea. It's familiar, it's in the 24th Century so continuity wouldn't be a *huge* problem, and everyone likes Riker.

I'm betting there will be a new TNG movie in 2008.

Q anyone? Borg? Romulans?


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    By: Keoki (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:59:54 on Dec 03, 2005

    I doubt many people in the mainstream would be interested in seeing baggy old Frakes and Sirtis in a regular series. But maybe another TNG film could be a springboard for some other cast.

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    By: BermanH8R (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:30:09 on Dec 02, 2005

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    I'm betting there will be a new TNG movie in 2008.

    Q anyone? Borg? Romulans?

    Yeah, '08 seems resonable, hopefully it will have the TNG crew (at least some of them) in it. I think that ending with NEM would be like the TOS crew ending on V. An idea I had is that TOS ended its run with the ultimate battle with the Klingons (who were the major bad guy in that series), so why not end TNG with the ultimate battle against the Borg (which have been the major villian for them).


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      By: cooper2000 (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:13:06 on Dec 07, 2005

      The Borg were done to death on Voyager. If they had kept them the scary villian that they were on TNG I would say yes but they are so watered down now.
      Romulans? Nahhh.


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By: NX-47 (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:45:59 on Dec 02, 2005

Here we have two seemingly conflicting scenarios:

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Despite plans at Paramount for a TREK prequel movie featuring an all-new cast....

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But there are weighty people in Hollywood who are very interested in one more run around the holodeck. There are serious plans.

It's still too soon to make any real conclusions here, but it does sound promising that TPTB are not letting their cash cow lay fallow for too long. It does seem, based on Stewarts' comments, that the suits do, in fact, highly value Star Trek, and will bring it back. Not that I ever doubted that it wouldn't be back.

I'm sure that Paramount is probably in the 'Testing the Waters" stage of development... this early in the game, they're most likely exploring the viability of moving forward with an established, known quantity (a TNG film) versus an entirely new direction in a pseudo-prequel film ("BEGINNING" would happen between First Contact and ENT, presumably).

Perhaps they're watching the fan boards (like TrekWeb) to see how folks feel about both ideas. It would make sense to me... if done properly, it wouuld constitute free market research and focus group testing.

I'm eagerly awaiting more development on this... watching things unfold over the next months/years will be real fun! :-)

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    By: cooper2000 (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:16:51 on Dec 07, 2005

    I dont know anyone that wants to see a prequel. it's time to start listening to the fans for a change. Something they havent done in a decade.
    They would be smart to read the message boards and gage the fans. How long have fans been unhappy with Trek and they havent cared???


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      By: NX-47 (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:32:19 on Dec 08, 2005

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      They would be smart to read the message boards and gage the fans.

      I like to think that they do. We know that Brannon Braga did/does, so if he did/does, then I think that it's safe to say that there are one or two suits that are keeping tabs (directly or thru thier minions/lackeys/interns) of what the Trek boards are saying.

      What I've often thought of doing (somehow) was to create some kind of web-based database that compiles the wishes/thoughts of fans into an easily browsable directory (for lack of a better description). The main ideas of all participants would be analyzed, indexed, and cross-referenced in such a way that would make it easy for anyone to get the gist of Trek fans' desires and criticisms. Participants could also rate each other's input to allow for an idea to move up or down in popularity.

      I would think any studio would find highly valuable a tool to measure fans' desires. "Give the people what they want"....

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    By: ludwig (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:56:00 on Dec 04, 2005

    As much as I liked Nemesis, and I di. It was a long shot from being a good movie, it was a halfway decent movie at best...I just truly hope that Paramount, after having viewed Nemesis and wanting to make a new one, has the sense to shoot for greatness this time.

    And having an A-list director, like Bryan Singer pushing for it, is definitely a good idea. I'm not that familiar with X-Men but do know that the guy will help more than he'll hurt.


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    By: captainkoloth (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 23:20:10 on Dec 02, 2005

    Oh brother....

    This is a nightmare. It really is. The fact is Berman is just grasping for straws. Just blows my mind.

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    By: lowblow (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:26:16 on Dec 02, 2005

    This is awesome. I never thought we'd see them again. So long as we're having wishes granted ...

    I'd like to see the 1701-E demolished in the opening minutes in some sort of crippling disaster for the Federation. Have the gang regroup on a hastily rechristened Galaxy-class 1701-G and let the asskicking begin.

    The TNG universe just hasn't been the same since 1701-D was foolishly thrown away. The ship was as integral a character to the show as the original Enterprise was to TOS.

    If Kirk isn't coming back, then the least they could do is correct the second-biggest blunder in Generations.


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      By: NX-47 (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:49:07 on Dec 05, 2005

      Actually, the "Big E" is probably my favorite of them all... or at least tied with the 1701 Refit. It's a lot tougher than the D was... it seemed like the D was always a few microns away from a warp core breach, with shields that seemed to buckle on a weekly basis. I would, however, like to see the E be upgraded with the ability to separate like the other Enterprises did.

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      By: bktrekfan (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:24:09 on Dec 03, 2005

      Riker would get stronger support from fans than you might think. As I recall many people were impressed with the Borg cliffhanger during the series with him captain. He has a fairly commanding screen presence.

      A Riker/USS Titan movie would be cool with the story centering mostly on a new character that is not necessarily part of the command crew for that ship. It could even be a well-known actor to get some crossover appeal from the mainstream films.


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    By: lowblow (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:25:31 on Dec 02, 2005

    This is awesome. I never thought we'd see them again. So long as we're having wishes granted ...

    I'd like to see the 1701-E demolished in the opening minutes in some sort of crippling disaster for the Federation. Have the gang regroup on a hastily rechristened Galaxy-class 1701-G and let the asskicking begin.

    The TNG universe just hasn't been the same since 1701-D was foolishly thrown away. The ship was as integral a character to the show as the original Enterprise was to TOS.

    If Kirk isn't coming back, then the least they could do is correct the second-biggest blunder in Generations.


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