Nothing is in the works, no characters are being cast
A Paramount Pictures source is denying rumors that have circulated in the last couple days that the studio is preparing a Star Trek film that will feature Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, Capt. James T. Kirk and Capt. Jonathan Archer together.
"You're going to see this a lot right now," the source said. "Without anything announced, you're going to see speculation everywhere. But unless you hear it from someone actually involved, don't believe it, because it likely isn't true."
The recent rumor first reared its head with a news site called CanMag, and quickly was picked up by other sites, including the Bring Back Kirk campaign that mentioned it in its most recent mailing. In the story, Paramount has trashed the idea of a prequel film based on "Starfleet Academy" and have instead decided to move forward with a project that would include the captains from the original series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the failed "Star Trek: Enterprise," actors William Shatner, Patrick Stewart and Scott Bakula.
However, pulling off such a feat would be difficult, to say the least. Getting all three actors' schedules to mesh would be problematic in of itself, especially with Shatner now heavily involved in network television (on ABC's "Boston Legal"), and Stewart in his film and stage career.
"Paramount has only asked for one script, and yes, they are deciding whether or not that's the direction they want to go," the source said. "Erik (Jendresen's) script met with mixed reaction, but it has nothing to do with the quality. It has more to do with disagreements among those who are in decision-making capacities as far as it (Star Trek) is concerned. There are no other ideas on the table at this time."
Bryan Singer, known for his director work with the X-Men films as well as the upcoming "Superman" movie, has expressed an interest in taking a leadership role in a Star Trek movie. Soon after that, Singer's friend and fellow X-Men alum Patrick Stewart, also started to express some interest in returning to Star Trek, which some believe was related to Singer's comments.
The source, however, says that there have been absolutely no talks between Singer and Paramount.
"It just hasn't happened, and I don't know if it would happen," the source said. "Bryan is a very talented guy, but he's also a very busy guy. There's a lot he has tackle in the coming months. Scratch that, the coming years."
Whether or not there will be another Star Trek film, and what it will be about, mos t likely won't come until after the dust has settled from the Viacom split and the merging of DreamWorks assets into the company, the source said. Trying to get Paramount back on the winning track at the box office is a top priority, and resurrecting struggling franchises just isn't part of the mix right now.
Of course, even though this has come from a trusted source of SyFy Portal, it has not been officially confirmed by Paramount or Viacom, and should be treated as any rumor would. However, one last thing to note is that the proposed Jendresen Star Trek movie, according to reports as well as his own statements to both SyFy Portal and a British magazine, does not center around Starfleet Academy like CanMag's report suggests.....
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Are We Going to Have More Star Trek Soon, Or Not?
There's been a lot of speculation recently that there could be another Star Trek movie in the works, despite Patrick Stewart's claims when Insurrection tanked that there wouldn't be another Next Generation movie -- or any Trek movie -- in the foreseeable future. Data's not really dead, after all, and the actors still look great, so, why not?
But now comes a report from Dreamwatch magazine (via SciFiPulse) that Doug Mirabello, personal assistant to Rick Berman, that no how, no way, is there any Trek film in development. Erik Jendresen's spec script has been nixed, and there's no validity to claims that Tom Hanks might want to make a Trek movie.
However, let's remember who's talking here. It may well be that there is a film future for Trek that simply doesn't involve Rick Berman, whose contracted control over the franchise is hardly permanent. Even Mirabello himself acknowledges that "there’s a chance that someone else at Paramount is planning something huge and keeping us out of the loop. "
Time will tell...
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Star Trek The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart revealed, in several recent interviews, that there are serious plans for another Star Trek movie featuring the TNG cast, plus characters from various Trek series."Weighty people in Hollywood have come up with a very interesting proposition." he said "But they told me it was still two, three or four years down the road, by which time I would only be able to sit in the captain's chair and not have the energy to get out of it!" (
story). In another interview, Stewart revealed that "It has been raised. Apparently there's interest in bringing The Next Generation cast together with actors from different Star Trek series."(
story)
Now, producer Rick Berman tries to set the record straight in brief statements to the british Star Trek Magazine. "If you notice, the stories say 'names important people in Hollywood,' but that's not people at Paramount, I don't think," said Berman. As to Patrick Stewart reprising the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the proposed TNG movie. "I have no idea what that's all about. I’ve read that he says he's open to doing another movie and then I’ve read he's said 'I'm too old to do another movie.' So I have no idea what that is. And anything I'd say to speculate would be silly."
Berman did not confirm or deny the report from his personal assistant that the Erik Jendresen Star Trek The Beginning script had been canned.
The original report can be found at
Sci Fi Pulse.
To read the full article, get the new issue of Star Trek Magazine at your local newsstand.
http://trekweb.com/articles/2006/03/24/4424e07d9adb6.shtml 
