The writer who once penned an episode for 'Star Trek' TV series has expressed his willingness to team up with J.J. Abrams for the next installment of the sci-fi film.
- Dec 2, 2009
AceShowbiz - Though some names have been attached to write the script for the follow up to 2009 movie "Star Trek", Harlan Ellison does not hesitate to offer himself as the scribe for this upcoming movie project. The acclaimed sci-fi writer who once wrote "The City on the Edge of Forever" episode of "Star Trek" TV series has taken it to his blog to express his willingness to work with director and producer J.J. Abrams for this Untitled Star Trek Sequel.
"Yes, I would likely try to steer him toward the original film idea I was asked to pitch, by the late Gene Roddenberry and a production exec whose name I have blissfully flensed from memory...," the Hugos award winner wrote. "If the very smart Abrams didn't want to go that way, I would be wide-open to rethinking such a film from the git-go."
As of late, Abrams has confirmed that the "Star Trek" sequel will not come as soon as it was expected. Though Paramount Pictures once declared they plan to release it in 2011, the helmer believed the second film will not hit theaters until 2012. Agreeing to Abrams, producer/writer Damon Lindelof said, "Yeah, I think that we would be hard pressed to get it on screens by 2011."
Though "Star Trek" sequel will not happen soon, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof have been tapped by the studio to pen the script. Abrams previously sparked rumor that this new film could be made in 3-D, but he is still not sure whether or not he will return as director of the forthcoming movie project.
