Simon Pegg Says STAR TREK 3 Will Bring Frontierism And Optimism Back To The Franchise

Simon Pegg Says STAR TREK 3 Will Bring Frontierism And Optimism Back To The Franchise

While speaking with Spinoff Online Simon Pegg revealed that he and his Star Tek 3 co-writer Doug Jung are trying to bring the spirit of the original television series back to the franchise. Check it out after the jump.

By YeepYeep - Mar 26, 2015 03:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Trek
Source: Spinoff Online


The recent Star Trek films have received some criticism from fans who say that the franchise has departed from the the spirit of the original series, and if Simon Pegg's recent words are any indication we may just see that change.

While promoting his upcoming film Kill Me Three Times Simon Pegg spoke with Spinoff Online to express that he and co-writer Doug Jung intend to bring the franchise back to its TV roots with the next film, saying, "[W]e just want to take it forward with the spirit of the TV show. And it's a story about frontierism and adventure and optimism and fun, and that's where we want to take it, you know. Where no man has gone before – where no one has gone before, sensibly corrected for a slighter more enlightened generation."



So how do you guys feel about this? Would you like the franchise to go back to it's roots, or continue on in a style similar to the previous films? Whatever you feel make sure to sound off below.
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MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 3/26/2015, 3:44 PM
"We just want to take it forward with the spirit of the TV show. And it's a story about frontierism and adventure and optimism and fun, and that's where we want to take it, you know. Where no man has gone before – where no one has gone before, sensibly corrected for a slighter more enlightened generation."

thank you..really
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 3/26/2015, 3:47 PM
Simon Pegg really is the king of nerds.
Demiurge
Demiurge - 3/26/2015, 3:51 PM
FINALLY.
Third time the charm ?
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 3/26/2015, 3:53 PM
I hope Khan comes back eventually and i really hope that those rumors about making it similar to guardians are false
CommanderShepard
CommanderShepard - 3/26/2015, 3:54 PM
Sweet. So is this still coming out in 2016?
LehnsienZad
LehnsienZad - 3/26/2015, 3:54 PM
HELL YEAH, IVE ENJOYED EM ALL THUS FAR, BUT [frick] IT, BRIIINNNGGGGGGG IT
MFLuder
MFLuder - 3/26/2015, 3:56 PM
I'm totally excited
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 3/26/2015, 4:00 PM
I loved the first two, and I'm stoked for this one! Especially with Idris Elba possibly playing the villain
CornBred
CornBred - 3/26/2015, 4:12 PM
slow day.

quick question! Isnt Bryan Cranston also rumored for the villain role, along with Elba?
CornBred
CornBred - 3/26/2015, 4:12 PM
so are they both in it, or they both going after the same role?
CombatWombat
CombatWombat - 3/26/2015, 4:18 PM
Sounds good to me.
SkipKahless
SkipKahless - 3/26/2015, 4:39 PM
encouraging to hear. the new movies looked great but didnt have the soul of the tos or tng.
PymParticle
PymParticle - 3/26/2015, 4:46 PM
Fingers crossed.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 3/26/2015, 4:50 PM
I have faith that this one will be good. Enjoyed the first 2.
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 3/26/2015, 5:17 PM
Sounds good, I liked the first 2
grif
grif - 3/26/2015, 5:21 PM
aint no optimism with this shit cast involved.
Kyos
Kyos - 3/26/2015, 5:37 PM
Best thing I heard about this project in a while. :)
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 3/26/2015, 5:39 PM
The first one was great. The second didn't have the magic like the first one. Still was enjoyable for the most part.
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 3/26/2015, 5:40 PM
Hell yeah! Hopefully this means more of the trinity of Kirk, Bones and Spock and less of annoying as [frick] Uhura.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 3/26/2015, 5:46 PM
I thought it was clear that they'd be doing more classically Trek stuff when they said the "five year mission" at the end of the second film.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 3/26/2015, 5:46 PM
But yeah, I'm looking forward to this. Wish JJ was still involved, but everything else is looking positive.
DrVenkman
DrVenkman - 3/26/2015, 5:55 PM
Kyos
Kyos - 3/26/2015, 6:11 PM


Kyos
Kyos - 3/26/2015, 6:29 PM
JredTheRed
JredTheRed - 3/26/2015, 6:36 PM
you know what? Even before reading this,,,,back when Simon Pegg was announced as one of the writers, I've had a pretty solid feeling that this will be the est of the new Trek series. Idk why but this is prob the first time I've been so blindly optomistic about a movie
Himura
Himura - 3/26/2015, 7:25 PM
Im really surprised that after everyone trying to go with a expanded universe or connected movie series to tv, that Star Trek doesnt have a tv show right now

You can have all the tv adventure stuff while saving the big events for the movies
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 3/26/2015, 7:32 PM
Oh, so it's only taken them 3 movies to go "Huh. Maybe we SHOULD make these films more like the television show that it's based off of!"

*Sigh*
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 3/26/2015, 8:10 PM
Why didn't they Simon to write the other two?
I have faith this one will be wildly better than the first two though.
Tars
Tars - 3/26/2015, 8:36 PM
So we are finally getting a proper Trek film in the new timeline?
MrJedabak
MrJedabak - 3/27/2015, 7:41 PM
Hope so. The first two movies were fun and entertaining...

But in the most superficial of ways. They were okay dumb action movies. They were Star Trek really in name only.

We trust you, Simon!
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