What we have here is essentially confirmation from Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (screenwriters of Transformers and Star Trek) that the much awaited Star Trek sequel will not be mindless as Revenge of the Fallen was, and will likely have more depth than the first outing of the series.
In other words, the writers are confirming that they’re putting what should go into any good piece of writing into Star Trek 2. This could also be interpreted as they’re putting effort into their work.
Regardless, any Trek news is good news. Read on:
“It needs to tell a story that has connection to what is familiar and what is relevant. It also needs to tell it in a spectacular way that hides the machinery and in a primarily entertaining and hopefully moving story. There needs to be relevance, yes, and that doesn’t mean it should be pretentious. If there are simple truths — truths connected to what we live — that elevates any story — that’s true with any story.”
He continues:
“We’ve literally had two meetings now. We haven’t decided anything but we’re starting to circle around some ideas. We got a lot of fan response from the first one and a considerable amount of critical response and one of the things we heard was, ‘Make sure the next one deals with modern-day issues.’ We’re trying to keep it as up-to-date and as reflective of what’s going on today as possible. So that’s one thing, to make it reflect the things that we are all dealing with today.”
Well, Kurtzman/Orci … get crackin’! What are you waiting for?!
