Star Trek Skydances into the future
As Captain Spock once told Admiral James T. Kirk, “there are always possibilities.” And even if a new streaming/TV show doesn’t come to fruition until 2029 or even 2030, Star Trek isn’t in danger of “going dark” for four years like the franchise did after the Scott Bakula-led Enterprise show was canceled in 2005 and before J.J. Abrams bright the saga back to the big screen in 2009.
No, there's a new Star Trek film on the horizon.
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s Star Trek movie is in the early stages of development, and the filmmaking duo promise the darkest story they’ve ever conceived, which will be in the same vein of the classic Denzel Washington flicks Crimson Tide and Training Day.
“We have very specific designs in our minds as to what Star Trek will be in its next incarnations,” Roth said during the same interview published by Variety. “I think that Star Trek’s ability to move forward the way it has through television, where it went from the original series to The Next Generation to Deep Space Nine and Voyager and Enterprise, really shows its ability to evolve.”
I appreciate that Roth and Roddenberry Entertainment “have very specific designs” for what comes next. Ultimately, though, it’s not up to Roth and company. Roddenberry Entertainment doesn’t own the rights to Star Trek. Rather, the newly formed Skydance officially oversees all future Treks.
I strongly suspect both Roth and Rod Roddenberry, the son of creator Gene Roddenberry, will closely collaborate with Skydance and that both executives will continue to serve as producers on future Star Trek endeavours.
However, the path the Star Trek franchise follows at this current “crossroads” will more heavily rely on what CBS Studios (part of Skydance) executives choose, in terms of television and streaming.
Plus, what happens on the small screen beyond 2026 still hinges on whether Alex Kurtzman’s contract is renewed or not later this year. After all, if the executive producer and content overseer is kept aboard, the Kurtzman Era will continue, despite what Star Trek fans might think of his creative choices over the years.
Meanwhile, the sky is the limit for what path Star Trek might follow en route to returning to cinemas. After all, Skydance now has the combined resources of Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. when it comes to conceiving and producing future Treks in theaters.
With Skydance’s power and wealth, the studio is in the perfect position to produce lucrative Star Trek movies, which should boast top-tier budgets. Now, it’s up to those behind the scenes at Skydance to pool their resources in order to find the best filmmakers and storytellers to craft a new era of meaningful big-screen theatrics for the fans to enjoy on the Silver Screen.
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Do you feel good about the future of the franchise on the small and big screens, or are you waiting to see what official announcements come from Skydance and the news regarding Alex Kurtzman’s contract?
Live long and prosper, Trekkies!
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