As I had reported earlier on this blog, Roberto Orci was released from the director's chair on the upcoming Star Trek 3 movie, and it sent the studio scrambling to find a new person to helm the picture.
Enter Justin Lin. He is one of the most highly sought after director in the business right now. He is credited for turning around the Fast and Furious franchise into the money making behemoth that it is today, as well as critically acclaimed show True Detective that aired on HBO. Most importantly, he is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can handle directing a big-budget film like this, finish it on schedule, and release an amazing final product...as long as the script doesn't suck!
It's been said that Orci was released from his contract after some disagreements came up as to which direction they were wanting to take the movie. Paramount wanted him to make changes to the film so it more resembled The Gaurdians of the Galaxy. This makes sense (sarcasm) because we haven't been given one of these movies since, oh, a few months ago. And why not? They've got Zoe Saldana already, and she can just reprise her role as Gamora. Sheesh!
With Lin now in the director's chair (and it should be mentioned that Orci will stay on as one of the movie's executive producers), it now looks like Star Trek 3 is on track for a 2016 release date, which Paramount was desperate to make so it would coincide with the franchise's 50th anniversary. We don't know if the script changes being made to the film will include getting rid of the "time traveling" aspect, which was rumored to be the reason they were courting William Shatner to return as James T. Kirk. If I hear anything regarding this, I'll be sure to let you know.
Merry Christmas, everyone! Make sure you catch my YouTube channel tomorrow, new episodes post every Friday morning!
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