Bryan Singer On The Possibility Of Directing A STAR TREK Film

Bryan Singer, in an interview with IGN, talks about how tough it would be to jump into someone else's franchise and the pressure of conforming to their directing sensibilities - comparing it to Brett Ratner directing X-Men 3.

By giannis - Mar 12, 2013 05:03 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Trek

Source: IGN

The announcement that J.J. Abrams will be directing Star Wars Episode VII probably means that he won't be back to direct the third installment in the new Star Trek film series. However, J.J. Abrams will still be involved in the project, at least as a Producer. This scenario is eerily similar to Bryan Singer's own experience with the X-Men franchise and his decision to depart for Superman Returns. In this interview with IGN, Bryan Singer says why it's a scary thing to run someone else's franchise but doesn't outright say No to the prospect.

Would he tackle Star Trek after J.J. Abrams?

"I don't know." "Even though Matthew Vaughn directed X-Men: First Class, I produced it, I wrote the story, I was involved in the casting and the design of the movie itself, so I don't feel like I'm taking on someone else's franchise." "I'm jumping back into my own." "Particularly with this movie (X-Men: Days of Future Past), because it involves the old cast as well." "It's a very different thing jumping into someone else's franchise, someone else's cast." "It was very tough when Brett Ratner did it with mine, you know." "And you're held up, particularly if it's something that people really like what the originator did, you're held to a very, very tough standard when you're jumping into somebody else's franchise." "It's a very scary thing to do cause' they're waiting to judge you." "And sometimes it works like Aliens."

Singer admits that under the right circumstances, he would be tempted by Star Trek.

"Right because that was a very different thing." "Alien was a science-fiction masterpiece horror film that Ridley Scott made and Jim Cameron just did an action film." "But a sequel to a character charged Star Trek...I'm friends with some of the cast and I was on the set recently." "I'm friends with J.J. Abrams and so I was on the set visiting, which was really cool and it looks really awesome." "They're really great people." "Chris Pine is lovely and I'm friends with Zachary Quinto and they're all great." "That would be the most fun part, to work with those people and to work with the lore that I love." "I just...I'm like, the pressure of doing it would freak me out." "Or might freak me out." "That being said, if someone presented a story and a structure and the original director was supporting you, really supporting you and producing with you and behind you then maybe it would be a great experience."

In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Star Trek: Into Darkness
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Written by: Gene Roddenberry (TV series Star Trek), Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci (screenplay)
Produced By: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Running Time: Unknown
Release Date: May 17, 2013 (USA)
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine,
Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Peter Weller

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15 Comments

brazilianbatman - 3/12/2013, 6:03 AM

I think there is a huge chance will direct star trek 3, he is a fanatic star trek fan.
did anyone noticed him saying that he and Quinto are close friends, just to let you know both already came out of the closet.

Anton - 3/12/2013, 6:13 AM

@grif
Well, come on, JJ makes good (not great yet though) movies, his Star Trek is much more action-y that the old films were, yes, but it was gecent, sequel will be even better (and it actually already reminds classic Star Trek movies, you know, wrong choices, bad decisions, complex contradictory characters and etc.)

His Star Wars will come close to the original trilogy for sure, because Star Trek was actually very much alike with New Hope (plot construction, at least, the whole tone of adventure).

Your blind hatred against everything gets kinda annoying.

EdGross - 3/12/2013, 6:15 AM

Hey Grif, glad to hear you offer some thoughts rather than a two-word response. I'm being serious.

EdGross - 3/12/2013, 6:16 AM

The main thing that could prevent JJ from doing the third Star Trek is the fact that 2016 is Star Trek's 50th Anniversary and I would imagine Paramount will want a film in theatres to celebrate it. If he's immersed in Star Wars, it's not likely he'll have the time to direct.

NightWingNut - 3/12/2013, 6:27 AM

Bryan Singer ruined the X-Men for me back in the day...Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men restored my love for them. That being said, I think Bryan Singer needs to stay away from anything that already has an existing fanbase imo. I guess we'll just have to see how DoFP comes out.

marvel72 - 3/12/2013, 6:51 AM

another franchise for him to kill x-men,superman returns & now star trek.

i do like x-men 2,its very good but it does have its faults.

Brainiac13 - 3/12/2013, 7:25 AM

I can see Superman Returns all over....he says he's a fan and can tell u everything about the lore then fricks up everything

Rowsdower - 3/12/2013, 9:51 AM

Singer would bring it back to the real, more cerebral Trek.

LP4 - 3/12/2013, 10:04 AM

He's gonna [frick] up Star Trek.

duncboy - 3/12/2013, 10:44 AM

Singer sucks

kemuael - 3/12/2013, 5:00 PM

i think he will do a good job its just people are bias and want abrams to direct all star trek movies.People really need to get over the superman returns movie cause that character was made for the 60's

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