Last night at the DVD/Blu-Ray premiere of Star Trek ScifiWire got some scoops on Star Trek 2. First, off Producer/writer Damon Lindelof stated why the time frame for the next installment won’t be until 2012.
Yeah, I think that we would be hard pressed to get it on screens by 2011,” Lindelof said. “If that’s the case, we’d better get to writing right now.
Following that, ScifiWire also asked Lindelof about the story and it appears that the next film might deal with time shifts.
One of the things we like to do as storytellers is drop you in the middle of something,” Lindelof said. “And the question that you’re asking yourself is: Where am I in relation to the last time I left these guys? Could this be something that predated even, perhaps, some of the adventures that they had in the first movie? Does it happen five years later? Is it happening two seconds later? Who knows? So we’re not going to tell you.
Director J.J. Abrams also spoke about what is next for Spock and Uhura.
Now that we’ve done that, you can’t play that same joke again. It’s got to be about ‘What is their relationship?’ and ‘Who are these people?’ That’s why the next one, hopefully while still maintaining the sense of fun and adventure, can go a little bit deeper in terms of the script.
Abrams also hinted at the possibly of Khan being in the sequel.
We’re not even at that stage yet, but the fun of where we are on the sequel is we could use some of what was done before in a new way
Well that’s all the major updates. All of these just get me extremely excited for Star Trek 2. Especially considering how amazing the first one was and the fact that there is small Oscar buzz surrounding it who knows where the franchise could be headed. Also, for those who are upset over the 3 year wait for the new film, remember, The Dark Knight came 3 years after Batman Begins.
Also, as a little treat for you readers, /Film has kindly posted a gag reel from the first film. Enjoy.