Roberto Orci is in negotiations with Paramount to make his directorial debut as the helmer of Star Trek 3.
There is no denying that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have left their writer’s stamp on the modern movie blockbuster. The scribes of the first two Transformers movies, Cowboys & Aliens, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and, of course, the J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek movies, these guys are current Hollywood blockbusters.
Thus it was interesting to hear of the ending of their writing partnership, so as they can pursue different directorial careers. For Kurtzman, this has meant aiming to helm Sony’s upcoming Venom film, but Orci has remained planted on space…the final frontier.
And his hopes to direct the third Star Trek movie after Abrams’ departure has proven fruitful, because Deadline is reporting that the initially cautious Paramount Pictures has begun negotiation discussions to tap Orci for this dream sci-fi project.
As Deadline is quick to point, this is another major blockbuster franchise being handed off to a first-time theatrical feature director. Sure it worked (at least in the box office) for Snow White and the Huntsman’s Rupert Sanders and his muse Kristen Stewart, but it also led to examples like this year’s Transcendence.
Still, Orci has been openly lobbying for this job for a while. So, we may soon see what his vision is for Captiain Kirk and crew.
The previous franchise installment, Star Trek IntoDarkness, Orci wrote alongside Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof. The movie was directed by J.J. Abrams and earned $467 million at the worldwide box office.
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