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[Gambit 1138]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/05/roberto-orci-wont-direct-star-trek-3

ROBERTO ORCI WON’T DIRECT STAR TREK 3
The writer-producer makes an abrupt departure from the center seat.
BY SCOTT COLLURA

This is the kind of news that gets planted on a Friday afternoon: Star Trek 3 has lost its director.

Roberto Orci, a producer and writer on the first two films in the rebooted Star Trek series, has “stepped off Star Trek 3 as director,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film would’ve been his directorial debut.


It’s unclear why Orci is off the project as helmer (he will reportedly stay on in a producing capacity and presumably have some kind of writing credit), but when he took the job last May many observers questioned the first-timer’s ability to take on such a big project. Then there’s the matter that he was taking over for J.J. Abrams, who had helmed the first two films. Big shoes to fill, to be sure.

Deadline reports that Edgar Wright and others are on the short list to take over for Orci.

Not much is known about Star Trek 3's storyline, though there had been talk that William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy might return to their iconic roles of Kirk and Spock for cameos in the film (if not bigger roles).

Possible spoilers follow!

Update: Badass Digest is now reporting this afternoon that "the script Orci was working on saw the Enterprise, the Vulcans and a new alien race competing to get a time travel device. The Vulcans want to go back and stop the destruction of their planet, and the time travel schtick is what would allow Chris Pine and William Shatner to share the screen." If this is the plot of the film, who can say if it will continue to be as things shift behind the scenes.

 

[overcast]

Damn, crazy. Nobody wants to direct a 3rd Star Trek it seems.

 

[shadyspace]

Fuck yeah

 

[Mononoke]

Looks like Edgar Wright is in the running to replace him:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=946111

Also, good news. Orci is a hack.

 

[MisterHero]

that's okay he already wrote a crossover between the movie cast and the TNG-era peoples

 

[Xpike]

Looks like Edgar Wright is in the running to replace him:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=946111

Also, good news. Orci is a hack.

Good, that may make the Star Trek movies good.

 

[Gambit 1138]

Looks like Edgar Wright is in the running to replace him:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=946111

Also, good news. Orci is a hack.

Oh shoot. I searched and couldn't find an already existing thread. Sorry.

 

[cLOUDo]

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[Gambit 1138]

Maybe J.J. Abrams will end up directing now that he's no longer part of the Star Wars party.

 

[kess]

Looks like Edgar Wright is in the running to replace him:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=946111

Also, good news. Orci is a hack.

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[Snake]

God is real.

 

[WillyFive]

The script seemed somewhat interesting, albeit in a fanservice kind of way.

 

[liquidtmd]

Byebitch.gif

 

[JDSN]

In my mind he was actually fired for being so terrible.

 

[DBT85]

Fucking time travel again.

 

[meppi]

Yes please! Hated the second film so much.

Maybe J.J. Abrams will end up directing now that he's no longer part of the Star Wars party.

Oh, I missed that. What happened?
Last thing I heard was the he was heading both franchises.

 

[firehawk12]

Like I said in the rumour thread:
STAR TREK IS SAVED

 

[BlueTsunami]

All of outer space to explore and they have to go with time travel again

 

[massoluk]

My god, I see hope.

 

[Cheebo]

Maybe J.J. Abrams will end up directing now that he's no longer part of the Star Wars party.

Ummm...He has an entire year left on Star Wars. Directing is not over when principal photography is done.

There is lots to do in post-production that requires the director.

 

[The Maverick]

*covers eyes as the light shines through the cracks*

...is this real?

 

[NotLiquid]

The potential idea of Wright replacing Orci seems like the most insane reversal of fortune ever.

Even though ditching Orci is already a crowning achievement on it's own.

 

[maniac-kun]

Maybe it gets better now.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I'd love for it to just go back to being a tv franchise. The movies tend to be shallow action stories when the shows could go into actual sci fi arcs and develop characters.

I'm tired of seeing earth being attacked or revenge shit when they have a whole universe to do anything in.

 

[Interceptor]

No JJ and Orci? Thank god.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

I don't see Wright wanting to direct it considering he couldn't make the antman movie he wanted. He isn't going to be able to make the Star Trek film he would want to make.

Unless he needs to the money.

 

[Herne]

Oh, good. It'd be nice if he also was not involved in the writing, though.

 

[CadetMahoney]

good_good.xvid

 

[HK-47]

Hopefully if Wright is in, he is on the script too.

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

I bet he left to work on a Star Wars side-movie.

 

[#1 defender]

I don't see Wright wanting to direct it considering he couldn't make the antman movie he wanted. He isn't going to be able to make the Star Trek film he would want to make.

Unless he needs to the money.

In that case he might as well have stayed with Marvel.

 

[SmithnCo]

Cool.

 

[Sean*O]

Thumbs up.

 

[Magwik]

First we have Bay not handling Transformers 5 and ow no Orci on Star Trek? There may be hope yet