David Ellison’s Skydance has been involved with the franchise since Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), giving the company over a decade of financial and production ties to the brand.
If that is indeed the case, that means Alex Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout production company are out when the contract expires next year, per the rumors.
So… they’re going to make a generic action sci-fi show, in other words…
They also confirmed a shift away from made-for-streaming movies (like Section 31). Theatrical releases and major IP are the studio’s focus with the goal to “strategically scale the amount of content for our streaming service as well.”
Have the Star Trek films every done particularly well in theaters?
Generally speaking, I think they’ve done pretty well? Still. I think Star Trek is more geared towards series, because it’s about the people more than the generic action…
I don’t know, maybe I’m just skeptical for no reason… I just… have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach… I mean, more than I already have because of… you know.
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