Star Trek producer Rick Berman has let slip some interesting news for fans eagerly awaiting the next development. In TrekWeb through Coming Soon, they have some interesting news from the Star Trek Communicator magazine:
…producer Rick Berman seems to confirm recent rumors of a possible delay in the previously discussed “prequel” feature film in development as an eleventh TREK pic.
“We are continuing to develop a project that is in the very early stages,” says Berman. “It is in a little less of an early stage than it was the last time we spoke, but it is still too early to discuss it. I think there will be some discussion about it in the next couple of months. There is movement.”
IMDB list the movie as The Untitled Star Trek Prequel and have the following blurb:
In this prequel to James T. Kirk’s era, but set after the era of “Enterprise”, the Romulans are close to beginning a war with Earth.
Sounds interesting. Personally, and I’m not a huge Star Trek fan as some are, I really have enjoyed the Enterprise series (bear in mind I’m a UK resident without satellite TV so I’m well behind in the series). I think it out classes a lot that’s come before, for me I think it’s the plot continuity area that’s come through since Babylon 5, then copied in Deep Space Nine and Voyager, that’s been a real winning formula for the series. So the idea of a prequel movie makes total sense, it’s off the back of the success of the current TV series where the current fan base mindset is focused.
Thoughts? Good idea for a prequel or not?
