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Damon Lindelof Offers A Couple Of Insights Into 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Fresh off his well-received announcement that he won't be involved in the sequel to 'Prometheus,' writer Damon Lindelof has offered some insights into what we can expect from the sequel that he is actually a part of: 'Star Trek: Into Darkness.' Lindelof co-wrote the script for 'STID' with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated followup to his 2009 reboot 'Star Trek' has been in the discussion a lot lately, as its theatrical trailer recently swept across the internet at warp speed. From what we could tell from the trailer (and, you know, the title of the movie) Abrams and his writing team have crafted a much darker sophomore adventure for the Enterprise crew. However, Lindelof mentioned that it won't all be bleak...
"We’ve been talking about this a lot...I think that one of the things that the best iterations of Trek, whether it was episodes show or the movies that were highly successful, is that they were able to find a blend of those two things where the stakes were monumentally life or death but there were still moments of great humor. It’s still Trek. I think that the ways that the characters relate to each other, even in times of immense stress can be humorous because several of them, particularly Bones, use humor as a coping mechanism for dealing with those immense stresses...I don’t think anybody wants to see a dour Star Trek movie."
This is good news, as one of the things I liked the most about 'Star Trek' was its comic relief. The exaggerated swagger of Chris Pine's Kirk, the banter between he and Bones (Karl Urban), and of course Simon Pegg's phenomenal take on Scotty? Come on, that stuff was golden. I like the way Lindelof phrases this, because it's obvious that the second film needs to venture into some more severe territory, and of course that negates the possibility of perpetual silliness, but the idea of humor being a coping mechanism and/or bred naturally of the relationships between the characters means that the brief moments of levity can be more seamlessly woven into the narrative. And that's not all Lindelof revealed about 'Stark Trek Into Darkness.' On the subject of how referential the movie will be toward franchise canon...
"The majority of the Easter eggs are already embedded before we go into production. I think that there are a couple things that along the way where you find an opportunity. But I think the fans want to feel that that stuff had a lot of thought behind it and that we’re not being casual about referencing the original series or the Trek-verse. And you have to do your homework especially because we started a new timeline. You have to be very responsible about the sequencing of things because it’s not we can do whatever we want now."
This is also good news, though far from shocking. The first film borrowed pretty liberally from, particularly, 'Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan,' with several story parallels and visual callbacks. But it was far more concerned with establishing its own identity, its own origins and, more to the point, its own timeline. Heck, the presence of Leonard Nimoy was the biggest homage to the original mythology, and even that aided in the construction of that new timeline. Given the fact that Abrams sidestepped the temptation to redo the Khan story, it's clear he's not slavish to referential pandering. That said, it will be nice to see what subtle touches turn up.
What do you guys think? Happy to see not all the humor will be superseded by the darker story? What subtle classic Trek references do you think might turn up in 'Stark Trek Into Darkness?'
Source: Collider
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Comment by KP Spark on January 3, 2013 at 9:19pm -
I'm sorry but Damon Lindelof does not inspire confidence in me.
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Comment by David on January 3, 2013 at 4:38am -
I think Lindelof is missing the core of what makes Star Trek different from more action-oriented science fiction - the science fiction itself. Star Trek's best episodes were the ones that used technology to better explore human ethics and maybe the trailers for Into Darkness are hiding that but it'd be nice to hear from Lindelof there will be some true science fiction and not just fast-paced lens flare.
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Comment by AnthonyisAnimated on December 31, 2012 at 7:26am -
I think I'll get my humor from trying to count all the blue lens-flares
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Comment by C on December 31, 2012 at 6:10am -
As long as the idea of humour isn't like that dumbass scene with Kirk getting inflated hands as a flimsy pretext to getting on the Enterprise in Star Trek 09.
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Comment by Michael Murphy on December 30, 2012 at 4:40pm -
Has any of you actually read the script? or are you guys just basing your facts off the movie?
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Comment by Anthony Stokes on December 30, 2012 at 7:12am -
@james osi He was the last person to touch the script and he did a MAJOR Rewrite it's not like he just punched it up. Plus I'd say an editor has the least amount of the finished project, especially for a huge director like Ridley Scott
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Comment by james osi on December 30, 2012 at 5:47am -
Everybody knows that it is the director and the editors job for a finished product.I think the reason Damon made fun of himself is because we are stupid to believe it is his fault.He is just saying, "I will take the hit that the movie had it's loop holes."In actuality, Ridely hasn't been in this genre for decades.Has anybody ever taken a calculus class way back when and decided to retake it now? you would be somewhat stuck.If you don't use it you loose it. Damon has been at work from "Lost" to "Star trek."
So,don't blame it on Damon. He was rewriting someone elses garbage along with the deadline these asholes in Warner or Paramount give them.
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Comment by Anthony Stokes on December 29, 2012 at 11:53pm
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If this script sucks Damon Lindeloff's career is pretty much over. I wana think that since Abrams is in charge it'll be good ,but then again that' what happened on Lost
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Comment by Christian Bergman Jr. on December 29, 2012 at 3:37pm -
I think it's way too easy to just do dark - it's much more of a thrilling and impressive experience to be made to laugh and feel anxiety all at once.
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Comment by E.E.E. on December 29, 2012 at 3:13pm
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I'm excited. I think that if they have actually stuck with the idea of just going off into uncharted territory then they will have a winner on their hands. I love the Wrath of Khan but I don't need to see a redo of it. Of course they are the film makers and they can do anything they want, but I like what I have seen so far. I just hope they will visit some interesting planets.
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