The Film Review » Alex Kurtzman http://thefilmreview.com film reviews, gossip and news Wed, 23 May 2012 15:39:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Transformers from a planet not too far from Star Trek Enterprise http://thefilmreview.com/film-news/transformers-planet-star-trek-enterprise.html http://thefilmreview.com/film-news/transformers-planet-star-trek-enterprise.html#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 07:20:09 +0000 Gemma Exley http://thefilmreview.com/?p=421 Continue reading →]]> Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen might be battling it out to become the summer’s biggest blockbuster but there’s no competition between the writers – the same pair penned the flicks.Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci might have written both but that doesn’t mean there are likely to be any script similarities. HOWEVER, eagle-eyed viewers may be able to spot a few cross-references…

“At one point we have [the Transformers character] Bumblebee using audio from Star Trek 2: The Wrath of the Khan,” Orci told MTV.
But could the characters ever go head to head? “I’d love to write a scene where Spock meets Optimus Prime,” Kurtzman added.

It might not have worked for Alien Vs Predator, but that sounds like it could be sequel…

]]> http://thefilmreview.com/film-news/transformers-planet-star-trek-enterprise.html/feed 0 Star Trek http://thefilmreview.com/science-fiction/star-trek.html http://thefilmreview.com/science-fiction/star-trek.html#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:42:05 +0000 Gemma Exley http://thefilmreview.com/?p=101 Continue reading →]]> Possibly inspired by the successful reboot of the James Bond franchise, J.J. Abrams was tasked with making Star Trek cool again. It was never going to be an easy mission, but if the guy behind Lost can’t make extra-terrestrials seem plausible, there’s not that many who can…
Since the film acts as a prequel, one of Abrams’ first challenges was recruiting a new crew of actors to play characters who are now instantly recognisable. It’s therefore goodbye to oldie William Shatner and hello to relative newcomer Chris Pine, who might make the same impact on the film’s female audience that Daniel Craig did in Bond. Meanwhile, the part of half-human, half-Vulcan, bowl-haired Mr Spock has gone to Zachary Quinto – a guy who’s previously demonstrated his alien powers in TV series Heroes.

Much of the action takes place aboard the ominous interstellar cruiser, where the future captain of the starship Enterprise is still a young cadet. He’s not the only thing fresh and new though… Gone are the boxy stun guns and spray-painted toys. The $150 million budget has instead bought sleeker weaponry and costumes, not to mention the effects, which make the old ‘beam me up’ sequences seem like the work of kindergarten.

After a succession of disappointing TV spin-offs and features, this reboot might not only make fans proud to call themselves ‘Trekkies’ once more, but also bring a whole new audience.

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