J.J. Abrams Spills On Star Trek 2, Mission: Impossible 4, And Fringe
At a recent press conference held to celebrate the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release ofStar Trek,J.J. Abramswas on hand to chat about his upcoming projects. There were the requisiteStar Trek 2questions (3-D anyone?), and he also talks a bit aboutMission: Impossible 4andFringe. Several questions focused on Leonard Nimoy’s involvement in these future projects, one of which seems particularly surprising.
When asked about doing the film in 3-D, Abrams mentioned that he’s looking at the technology after being wowed byAvatarfootage. The idea was apparently brought up for the first Trek film, but he was terrified at dealing with something so new on his second feature film.
Leonard Nimoy’s involvement was also brought up forStar Trek 2, but since they’re still so early on with the story he’s not sure if there will be a need for Nimoy to reappear. Abrams did confirm that we’ll be seeing a lot more of Nimoy inFringe.
When asked if Nimoy could potentially reprise his originalMission: ImpossibleTV series role (as master of disguise, “The Amazing Paris”) in MI:4, Abrams replied:
How cool would that be? I just got a call that Peter Graves is in great shape, which would be a very bizarre bend in the space-time continuum, for obvious reasons. I almost feel like you could make him serious again and bringing him back. Whether it’s Nimoy, who I have an incredible affinity for, or Graves, or anyone, we’ll see.
I for one would love to see Nimoy kicking ass in Abram’s M:I universe, and the addition of Peter Graves certainly wouldn’t hurt either.
you’re able to read a transcript of the event over atCollider, which includes moreFringe, andStar Trektidbits.
Discuss: What do you think Star Trek 2 should be about? Would the addition of Nimoy make you more excited for Mission: Impossible 4?
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