The big question with the upcoming Star Trek movie, being released next year in May of 2009, is how does it fit in with the established history of the franchise? Or does it?
One half of the Trek movie writing team recently discussed this very issue with Anthony Pascale, the web site owner of the TrekMovie site. Does Orci say that the new Trek movie fits into established history or canon? Yes…..and no.
To quote:
“Anthony: OK, now let’s get really into it. From the trailer, and certainly from the four scene preview, there is no doubt that things are different. Pike and Kirk are hanging out in a bar. The ship looks different. Kirk is on the Enterprise and not headed to the Farragut. People are seeing Romulans…things are different. Now it has been revealed in the Entertainment Weekly article that Nero goes back in time and attacks the Kelvin, and JJ also talked about this during his previews. So the big question is: Is the destruction of the Kelvin, the canon reason why everything is different?
Bob: It is the reason why some things are different, but not everything is different. Not everything is inconsistent with what might have actually happened, in canon. Some of the things that seem that they are totally different, I will argue, once the film comes out, fall well within what could have been the non-time travel version of this move.”
It seems like a logical way to preserve existing Trek history yet allow for a clean slate for any new movie adventures going forward.
So there you have it. How do you feel about it?
You can read the entire interview over here
Source: TrekMovie.com
