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Orci and Kurtzman on Introducing Characters from Original Timeline in Star Trek XII

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By GustavoLeao / 22:58, 28 June 2009 / Star Trek: Nemesis

Sci Fi Scanner posted a new interview with Star Trek and Transformers 2 writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and here are few excerpts of the interview.

Q: Are Transformers fans as ravenous as Trekkies?


BO: Transformers fans taught us how to deal with Star Trek fans. And they're both heavy duty. But Transformers fans taught us how to interact; how to turn the conversation constructive a little bit, and not just have it be, "You suck. Go jump off of a building please."


Q: Did you learn anything from writing Transformers 2 that's been helpful in formulating Trek 2?


AK: They're so different. You're putting on a different hat. And the choices that you make in Transformers with Michael as the director versus Star Trek with J.J. couldn't be more 180 degrees in the opposite direction. So I don't know that for me there's a natural corollary between them.


Q: Would you ever again want to draw characters from the "Prime" universe in the sequel, like you did for Spock?


BO: We can't be done with it completely. But I would start with what's happening to the crew now, and if that became a great thing organic to the momentum of where the first movie is going, then maybe. Anything is possible right now. That's really the juice and the curse of this path.

The full interview is here.



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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:03:05 on Jun 29, 2009

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There are those of us who agree with you that it likely won't (and shouldn't) be seen again in film and/or tv. We just see no reason not to take those who actually made the movie at their word with regards to their repeatedly stated intentions about their movie.

Well, I guess that's my question then. If you agree with me that they shouldn't and very likely won't bring back elements of the old universe into the new productions -- then why fight the fight? In my opinion, being so early in the ballgame the writers might just be paying us lipservice because they don't want to commit to any ideas until they know what they are doing. But in realtity, when they say it "exists" they probably mean "in the hands of the comics, novels and fan films". Isn't that plausible to you too?

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