In a decisively smaller update than the one above, Abrams gave an update on the status of M:I IV. With regards to a fourth in the franchise that he says he’s, “Open to anything,” when he was asked whether or not he’d direct another, Abrams gave the following little status report:
“Yeah, we have a really cool story. It’s being written right now by Andre Nemec and Josh Applebaum… We’re hoping to get it soon, like by the end of the year.”
The writers Abrams mentions, Nemec and Applebaum, we first heard about writing M:I IV at the beginning of last month. Although no plot was given at the time, it was revealed that the script was being written working from a story treatment by the two writers along with Abrams himself.
Even though Abrams is not yet confirmed for directorial duties on Mission Impossible 4 (due out in a couple of years), I’m very glad to hear he’s open to directing it. Even if the third film in the franchise (which Abrams directed) wasn’t a perfect action movie, I still found it to be hugely entertaining and would openly welcome Abrams back to direct another.
All of the three M:I films so far have had different directors (Brian De Palma did the first, John Woo did the second, and Abrams did the third), so I wonder if that’s any sort of indication that there will be yet another different director brought on-board for the fourth. Or were those three previous change-ups meaningless?
What do you think of these two Abrams updates: Do you think the next Star Trek should deal with modern day issues (such as war and terrorism)? Or should it just stick to good sci-fi adventure, without bothering with any of that stuff? And do you think Abrams should direct another Mission Impossible?
The next Star Trek currently is in the early stages of development and doesn’t have a set release date yet. Mission: Impossible IV is scheduled for a release sometime in 2011.
Sources: LA Times (Hero Complex), SciFiWire and Cinematical
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Todd says: ” tell a real story.”
Without a serious narrative, what kind of story can you tell? You say you want shootout at the OK corral but it can’t mean anything. Then wouldn’t you be happier to just play Asteroids, Pacman or something like that? This past summer’s “Star Trek was about as “Wrath of Khan” like as you could get, without just plain retelling the story. Which is what you suggest. How about they make a comedy?
Todd you shouldn’t waste your time at the movies. If your too young to do things like learn how to sky dive or hang out at the fire house, you should take up trick skating, wrestling, or boxing…
Yah Todd, if you don’t like preachy message movies, you should stop watching movies!
I’m kidding, I agree, but it really just depends on what JJ Abrams or the writers believe. If they have creative control, and they want to preach to us some hippy save the whales (oh wait, that’s already been done) message, then that’s what it’ll be. So who knows, we’ll see. I hope this year’s Star Trek is a sign of what is to come because this movie was pretty awesome.