JJ Abrams' successor in the Star Trek director's chair? It's Roberto Orci, making his directorial debut...
Not much of a surprise this, given that it'd been rumoured for weeks, but Roberto Orci has landed the job of directing Star Trek 3/Star Trek 13. It sees Orci moving across from his previous writing and directing work to the director's chair for the first time. And it just happens to be on a nine figure blockbuster movie.
Orci's writing credits to date have included both films since Star Trek was rebooted, Cowboys & Aliens, Transformers and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and The Island. On the smaller screen, he's been one of the creators of Fringe and Sleepy Hollow. It's been widely reported that he'd been lobbying for the chance to direct the new Star Trek movie, and Variety now reports that Paramount and Skydance have given him the nod.
Orci is also writing the next Star Trek adventure, along with J D Payne and Patrick McKay, and it's expected to be in cinemas in 2016. JJ Abrams will be producing.
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So long as he doesn't WRITE it.
The first 2/3rd of the last Star Trek movie was awesome. When it turned into a series of fan-service call-outs to Wrath of Khan at the end it turned from awesome to ridiculously stupid.
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Well, so evaporates whatever interest I had left in this project. Ring me up when Trek comes back to television.