

Formed by Clash guitarist Mick Jones, BAD’s debut single paid tribute to the films of Nicolas Roeg, and in so doing not only summarised the director’s memorable debut but also spliced a number of Performance dialogue samples into the mix (“I don’t send solicitors’ letters,” “I don’t think I’m going to let you stay in the film business”). Clarkson was once attached to this “Trek” project but moved on when it was put on the back burner.It’s not a perfect summary of the plot of Performance, but this, the first verse of Big Audio Dynamite’s 'E=MC2', says much about the cult appeal of the British psychedelic gangster movie. They’re not the only ones, however.Ī third “Star Trek” film idea also making the rounds at the studio was designed to serve as a sequel to Justin Lin’s “Star Trek Beyond.” This film would bring back Abrams’ original cast for another adventure, one originally rumored to include time travel and find Pine’s Captain Kirk reuniting with his late father (Chris Hemsworth, reprising his cameo from the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot). While it appears Tarantino will not direct a “Star Trek” movie, his idea and Smith’s screenplay for it are not entirely dead.

They should definitely do it and I’ll be happy to come in and give them some notes on the first rough cut.” A final blow arrived in January of this year when Tarantino told Deadline, “I think they might make that movie, but I just don’t think I’m going to direct it. There’s some things I need to work on but I really, really liked it.”īy December 2019, Tarantino revealed to Consequence of Sound he was “steering away” from directing the “Trek” movie. “I’ve got to figure it out, but Mark wrote a really cool script. “I don’t know if I’ll do it or not,” Tarantino said at the time.
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That Tarantino’s “Star Trek” idea was a gangster movie isn’t too surprising, as the filmmaker revealed in an interview with Deadline in July 2019 that his plan for “Trek” was to bring in some “Pulp Fiction” elements.

The episode in question is most likely “A Piece of the Action,” the 17th episode of the second season of “Star Trek: The Original Series.” The installment aired Januand found the Enterprise crew visiting a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture.
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