Will JJ Abrams sign up to direct Star Trek 2? When does he have to decide by? And has he read the script? Glad you asked…
A brand new interview with JJ Abrams has gone live over at Collider and in it he talks, as you might expect, about the forthcoming sequel to his Star Trek reboot.
Abrams first and foremost still hasn't committed to direct the film, but the moment where he has to commit one way or another is coming. "There's a script that should be coming in, hopefully by the time there's a trailer for Super 8, and then we'll know," he told the site.
Given that the full trailer to his new film, Super 8, is due in March, it's probably fair to suggest that that's the point of no return for Abrams on the project.
When asked what the biggest proponent of the decision for him is, Abrams told Collider, "I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film for which I've not read a script. It's a tough decision to make, without seeing any pages. That's not to say that I don't have all the faith in the world in the spectacular writers. Damon Lindelof, Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman are awesome. My hope is that they'll write the script, it will be great and we can make a fun, exciting sequel to Star Trek."
Or, in short, Abrams hasn't read the script to the new film yet.
We can't imagine he's out of the loop on it, mind, and the assumption is that he'll be back to direct the Star Trek sequel. It's just this is a production that, thus far, has kept its cards very close to its chest, in spite of the raging forces of the Internet trying to persuade it to do otherwise.
Abrams' next film, Super 8, will be released on Friday 19th August in the UK. And you can read the Collider interview here.
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