Paramount wants the new Star Trek film to have a broader appeal, as the studio eyes Avengers numbers...
NewsCurrently on the promotional trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy Man Up, Simon Pegg has been chatting a little more about the Star Trek film he's currently co-writing with Doug Jung. As he's said before, the pair have until June to finish the script off.
Pegg, chatting to the Radio Times, revealed that he'd been asked to make sure this particular Star Trekmovie was "more inclusive."
He continued, saying that "they had a script for Star Trek that wasn't really working for them. I think the studio was worried that it might have been a little too Star Trek-y". That, presumably, is referring to the draft put together in part by Roberto Orci, who was originally earmarked to direct the next Star Trek film too.
"Avengers Assemble, which is a pretty nerdy comic-book, supposedly niche thing, made $1.5 billon. Star Trek Into Darkness made half a billion, which is still brilliant. But it means that, according to the studio, there's still $1 billion worth of box office that don't go and see Star Trek. And they want to know why."
So what tack are Pegg and Jung taking? "Make a western or a thriller or a heist movie, then populate that with Star Trek characters."
The new film, which seems to be called Star Trek Beyond, starts shooting this summer, and is due in cinemas on July 8th 2016. Justin Lin is set to direct.
