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STAR TREK (2009) writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci recently talked about the possibilities of the next big screen outing for the successfully rebooted crew. A lot of people have speculated the use of Khan for a sequel, which I personally am not crazy about, only because I think we’ve been there and done that with TREK, and shouldn’t go back to the well for a baddie. Thankfully Orci was quoted to say “We would never do a remake….it will be some time in the five-year mission. But that is a question. Should we pick them up immediately the next day or should it be later, we are still discussing that.”
Kurtzman added that the villain would be of great significance in the sequel, stating “I think our idea on this is that the first of any series is about them coming together or the formation. I couldn’t really tell you what Jeff Bridges was doing in IRON MAN, but it doesn’t matter at all because it is all about Iron Man becoming Iron Man. Whereas I think sequels are very much about the villain. Because while [in the first one] the villain serves to bring the crew together, the second one I think has to be a true challenging of what that family is about. That is why Wrath of Khan was so amazing. Khan tested each one of them and ultimately asked for the ultimately sacrifice, and that is why that movie held up so well.”
Orci also talked about the pressure to turn in a satisfying follow-up, stating “Frankly I feel more pressure because we were so confident when we came up with the idea of how to bridge canon, and yet free ourselves from canon. Now we have no excuses for anything, now we are free. Now we don’t have the benefit of low expectations.”
And here’s something interesting, Kurtzman talked about dream projects saying “I would like to take a run at INDIANA JONES, but that is a pretty closed door, so not sure that is ever going to happen.” Orci joked that they would like to remake STAR WARS. Well, apparently George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (along with Harrison Ford) are looking for script ideas for an INDY 5, so who knows.
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Source Coventry Telegraph via TrekMovie
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
