Star Trek: The Next Generation Reboot With Patrick Stewart Reportedly in Development
Rumors of the Picard-centric reboot come amid Alex Kurtzman extending his CBS contract for a planned expansion of the Star Trek TV universe.
According to a THR article, there are unconfirmed rumors that CBS TV Studios is developing a Star Trek reboot starring Patrick Stewart in which he would reprise his The Next Generation role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. According to THR's sources, Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman are attached to the potential reboot. Not only is this an unconfirmed project, but THR's sources also say that the deal is far from complete and might not happen. Still, this would be huge news for Star Trek fandom—however you might feel about a Picard-centric reboot.
The rumors of the Picard reboot come amidst Kurtzman renewing his overall deal with CBS Television Studios, extending his contract by five years. This will keep him in partnership with the studio through 2023, for a reported $5 million per year.
Kurtzman was recently made sole showrunner of Star Trek: Discovery following the dismissal of previous co-showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg who left amidst reports of bullying behavior in the writers room. Goldsman, who served as an executive producer on Season 1 of Discovery, also left the show, reportedly due to a clash with the writing staff in terms of management style and personality, so it's interesting that he is still attached to the potential Picard-centric reboot.
In addition to his work on Star Trek: Discovery, Kurtzman's extended deal with CBS Television Studios will include an expansion of the Star Trek franchise on the small screen, including the development of new series, miniseries, and other content, including animation.
While this generally seems like good news for the Star Trek universe, it may also be disappointing, depending on what kind of Star Trek fan you are. While the move represents a reinvestment in the Star Trek TV universe, Kurtzman is not known for critical success. Previously, he has co-written the scripts for Transformers, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. More recently, he directed and co-wrote The Mummy. Not exactly the kind of nuanced science fiction writing Star Trek has, at its best, historically represented.
More news on the expanded Star Trek TV universe as we hear it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
HOLY SHIT I MEAN SIX!!! THERE ARE SIX MORE GLORIOUS EPISODES OF THIS?!?!
We're getting the TNG movies we should have got after First Contact instead of those hamfisted attempts at turning the crew into action stars.
It's best not to anger Worf while he's manning a phase cannon on the back of a Jeep Space Rubicon*.
*I will admit I thoroughly enjoyed the battle between the Enterprise and the two Romulan warbirds against Shinzon and the Scimitar, though. Highly underrated space battle (that movie is over 20 years old, btw :-) ) [Reply]
seems obvious to me the borg queen is calling out to picard's son, and he's going to end up being the first borg-human hybrid, because of whatever borg shit was in picard's jizz, ergo new form of life, which the space squid big bang birth is obvious foreshadowing for
which in turn is an issue for picard to deal with, i.e. losing his son to his sworn enemy...his legacy being a born son....which is probably going to be something riker has already dealt with, as they've made at least two references to his son dying...full circle with season one yadda yadda
kinda predictable but i bet it's glorious
ALSO the bounty hunter ship looks a LOT like the Enterprise D drive section with a black paint job and a whole bunch of curvy tentacles coming out where the saucer was....sure this is nothing but the design was interesting af to me
also, picard's son is a terrific actor, hope he has a career ahead of him
