Perhaps the strongest aspect of the film was how abrams managed to simultaneously craft a reboot and a continuation of the established 43year story. For star wars which he emphatically has loved since childhood the stakes are even higher than star trek. Abrams mystery box trope struck hard for the star trek sequel. Abrams is responsible for the biggest problems in the star wars sequel trilogy. But the cast caries this off while fitting a good story between the adrenaline soaked action. Staaten pocket books als auch im deutschsprachigen raum cross cult. I did believe abramsarndtlucas was the dream team back in early 20.
It seems to be that abrams is leaning toward casting a younger actor as superman to go along with robert pattinson as the new batman update. Abrams star trek universe continues in novel form film. Star wars biggest sequel trilogy problems are jj abrams. I remember how much i loved super 8, lost, or even how refreshing i found the frist two star trek movies, when i was never a fan. Abrams in 2009, returns with director justin lin the fast and the furious franchise at the helm of this. He also has to erase the tang of disappointment that clings to the inferior second trilogy, released between 1999 and 2005. The force awakens 2015, the first film in the star wars sequel trilogy. When he signed on to helm the film that would become the rise of skywalker, abrams. The new york times has published an indepth piece on abrams role in the sequel trilogy and in one of the most enlightening passages of the article, abrams shares his opinions about tlj. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. Abrams says the history of diversity was one of the main draws of star trek, too.
Impossible iii 2006, super 8 2011 and of course directed and cowrote the highly anticipated star wars. Jj abrams jar jar abrams to us here will be directing superman and green lantern according to cosmic book news and we got this covered. Abrams was in the midst of postproduction on mission. Abrams movies, none is quite as widely maligned as 20s star trek into darkness, and abrams himself just admitted that there is at least one big problem with the movie.
He has directed numerous films during her directorial work includes mission. Jj abrams proves a safe pair of hands in this crowdpleasing but unadventurous finale to the latest trilogy of the space opera. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. The force awakens director jj abrams to take a break from reboots. In his senior year, he and jill mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which. Well, ok, it dates back to 1977, when star wars came out. Abrams wrote or produced such films as regarding henry 1991, forever young 1992, armageddon 1998, cloverfield 2008, star trek 2009, and star wars. When he signed on to helm the film that would become the rise of skywalker, abrams became the first person other than george lucas to direct multiple star wars movies.
Abrams star trek trilogy featuring new, prequel adventures of kirk, spock and the rest of the original series characters, aboard the uss enterprisehas brought the franchise to a new generation and perfected a process that is increasingly central to entertainment media. Abrams, one of hollywoods most successful and prolific tv creators and filmmakers lost, alias, cloverfield, star trek, rarely participates in profiles or interviews that go beyond. At 15, he wrote the music for don dohlers nightbeast 1982. Abrams rebooted the star trek movies with great success in. New star wars trilogy to be developed by rian johnson. Star wars biggest sequel trilogy problems are jj abrams fault. Because jj ruined one of my favorite scifi franchises star trek, jj didnt do. Abrams, rian johnson and colin trevorrow are setting out to create the best star wars trilogy to date. Abrams, rian johnson and colin trevorrow gunning to.
He is known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Star trek beyond, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular star trek franchise, created by gene roddenberry and reintroduced by j. Abrams also directed, produced and cowrote star wars. Get ready for a shift in third season of discovery by. Jj abrams directing superman and green lantern youtube. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast. From how the film dealt with reys parentage, to its treatment of the luke skywalker character, the last jedi was definitely a departure. Impossible iii 2006, star trek 2009, super 8 2011, and star trek into darkness 20. Abrams, rather infamously, came out as a nontrekkie before the 2009 film was released, and earned himself plenty of nasty looks and outright suspicion from the. Abrams has created numerous television series, including felicity cocreator, 19982002, alias creator, 20012006, lost cocreator, 20042010, and fringe cocreator, 200820.
Episode ix following the exit of former director colin trevorrow. Abrams to be impeached from star wars the final film in the disneyera trilogy is a pointless, abysmal letdown that wont fully satisfy. He sets up mystery boxes, as he himself has noted many times, which do nothing but to build up tension. To understand what went wrong for star trek movies over the past decade, its important to understand why abrams 2009 effort worked so well. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. Star trek three movie collection steelbook bluray limited. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Although abrams knew that his friends roberto orci and alex kurtzman, who had written the screenplay. Disney and lucasfilm are turning to a familiar face to take the helm of star wars.
Star trek beyond is the 3rd installment in the jj abrams universe of star trek. Abrams knows he has to find a new way to approach material that has seeped into the global bloodstream. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. Impossible iii when paramount pictures approached him to produce a new star trek film. Did jj abrams actually change his mind about reys parents in star. Star trek picard connection to jj abrams star trek films. Abrams didnt return to direct the third film in the star trek reboot series, but he is featured as a producer. Jj abrams biography, age,wife, movies, star wars and net. Abrams managed to successfully reintroduce the star wars franchise to the masses with star wars.
This release brings together the three films of the star trek reboot, including star trek 2009, star trek into darkness 20, and star trek beyond 2016. Abrams, with justin lin taking over the helm in beyond. Abrams finally admits a big problem with star trek. Compared to the original series universe its very heavy on rapid fire action and explosions. This is right up there with the lord of the rings trilogy three art of.
His directorial feature film work includes the aforementioned star trek 2009 and its sequel star trek into darkness 20, mission. Abrams is right that until the last jedi, people didnt necessarily go see star wars movies for subversion. Despite existing in a parallel reality, the new star trek series has managed to. I dont have specifics about what abrams is going to do with superman and green lantern, but the question of henry cavill did come up. Jeffrey jacob abrams born june 27, 1966 is an american filmmaker. Wil actually said the same thing in a followup post, and while he didnt retract what he said, he acknowledged that he should have watched the entire interview and was too quick to jump the gun a lot of people have pointed out to me that, if you watch the entire jj abrams interview with jon stewart, he goes on to talk about how much he came to love star trek as an adult, and that the viewer. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Abrams has 56 books on goodreads with 102685 ratings. Superman cant be older than batman, is what i have been told. Abrams has created numerous television series, including felicity. Ending a star wars trilogy can be as tricky as destroying a death. Abrams first took the helm of the star wars sequel trilogy, he had an overarching vision for how the saga would end.
This release brings together the three films of the star trek reboot, including star trek 2009, star trek into. Star trek beyond had no hook despite the negative reevaluation endured by star trek into darkness, the films box office performance more than warranted a third outing for the enterprise, but the threequels fortunes were mirrored. His first outing in the galaxy far, far away was 2015s the force awakens, so he obviously played a large hand for better and for worse in. The explanation that it was the incident of the loss of the uss kelvin creating ripples in time to create essentially a new timelinekinda works bu. I remember thinking lucas would ensure the entire story would make sense, while new talent was brought into the house to be the next generation. Abrams has returned to direct the ninth and we are told final installment in the star wars skywalker saga, the rise of skywalker.
The hero of the star wars sequel trilogy has been around for three films and four years, and we. Abrams fault and some can be traced back to the force awakens. Many of the problems present in the star wars sequel trilogy are j. Coincidentally, jj abrams also has two movies in what has become a recent trilogy of star wars and star trek films. A while back, i defended jj abrams star wars the force awakens because i was in denial, but why was i in denial. The kelvin timeline of star trek and millions of other books are available for. Titan books has once again delivered a companion book that is a musthave for any fan of the film.
The film seemed to have taken a hard turn from the storyline abrams had envisioned. Jeffrey jacob abrams is an american film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. Abrams says the meaning of its title, unveiled friday at star wars celebration chicago alongside the first. Jj abrams blockbuster revitalization of the star trek franchise was the. Star trek and picard how patrick stewarts picard ties into the 2009. Because the reboot essentially change parts in the overall lore thatmay often not even make sense. Kelvin universe started by chrisisall, aug 2, 2009. Jj abrams reiterates that the response to the last jedi didnt impact his film. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. Starfleet academy, featuring the young versions of the. Abrams planned on going to dental school, but decided to study film at sarah lawrence college. Abrams in 2009, returns with director justin lin the fast and the furious franchise at the helm of this epic voyage of the u. Abrams has made no secret of his affection for star wars.
Admittedly, the time travel mechanic isnt without its faults and wasnt to everyones taste, but it. The force awakens 2015, the first film in the star wars sequel trilogy and his highestgrossing film, as well as the. Ive watched most of the interviews youve done for this film, and it seems a. Networking comes easily for abrams, who learned early on the importance of gaining a.