News ofQuentin Tarantino’s Star Trek Moviestarted making the rounds late last year and fans have been pretty skeptical about what the director will do with the franchise. While details are scarce, it had previously been believed that the project would move ahead with a brand-new cast. However, in a recent interview, Spock actorZachary Quintosays there’s a chance that the Tarantino vision ofStar Trekwill keep the cast that J.J. Abrams assembled, starting back in 2009.
Zachary Quinto has playedSpockduring the Kelvin Timeline for nearly a decade, and the actor has been keepingStar Trekfans up to date when it comes to news having to do with the franchise. In a new interview with MTV’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor shed some more light on what Quentin Tarantino’s version of the movie could be like. Quinto seems to believe that Tarantino will carry on with the Kelvin timeline. He had this to say.
“You know, until deals are done and contracts are signed and schedules are cleared, nothing is set in stone, so anything can happen. My understanding is Quentinhad this idea and they were shaping it and forming itand he is off to do his Manson movie. And it would be after that, that we would go maybe do one with him. Which is pretty exciting, pretty cool.”
The thought of the Kelvin TimelineStar Trekcrew teaming with Quentin Tarantino has just made things even more interesting than they already were, which is saying quite a bit. Early reports theorized that Tarantino was going to make a standaloneStar Trekmovie, outside of the universe that J.J. Abrams had worked with. It should be noted that Tarantino’s project has yet to be officially confirmed by the studio at this time.
While Quentin Tarantino’sStar Trekmovie has not been confirmed, it’s still cool that Zachary Quinto would even bring it up. Quinto is obviously excited about the possibility of working with the director, so hopefully it ends up happening. There are still many hardcore Trekkies that are not into the idea of a TarantinoStar Trekfilm, but it would certainly besomething different and outside of the norms.
For now, Quentin Tarantino is busy filmingOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, which stars both Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio among others in a crazy ensemble cast. Once that project is complete, we might see some movement in theStar Trekproject. In the meantime, Paramount has hinted that anotherStar Trekproject is in development, which is outside of the 4th installment. Many fans have taken to believe that the mysterious project is Tarantino’s. We’ll just have to wait and see at this point in time. You can check out the rest of the interview with Spock actor Zachary Quinto at theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast.
