Star Trek reboot could fall into the worst possible hands

There are plans for a Star Trek reboot and the name that has emerged as the leader of the project does not give me any confidence. I hope this time he gets it right with the great material he has.

Despite the lukewarm box office reception of Star Trek Beyond (2016), the iconic science fiction franchise continues its course on the small screen with series such as discovery and Strange New Worlds. But that doesn’t mean that paramount has abandoned the idea of ​​returning to the movies, as a new Star Trek reboot is underway and it seems the studio is looking to bring together top talent for the film.

According to reports from GFRParamount is in talks with Simon Kinberg, known for producing 20th Century Fox’s X-Men films, to join the production of this new Star Trek reboot. The plot supposedly involves the creation of Starfleet and humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrial life. Which is a good idea, but… Is Simon Kinberg the best one? He has many lights and shadows in his filmography.

Let’s all decide if it is a good option or not.

The first two films of X Men They had Bryan Singer directing and David Hayter writing the script, then came X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) with Brett Ratner and Simon Kinberg as screenwriter who had just worked on superhero cinema gems like Catwoman (2004). ), Elektra (2005) and Fantastic Four (2005). The third installment of the X-Men was not liked at all even though it is one of the highest grossing films.

Then the saga was put on pause until its return in X-Men: First Class (2011), where Simon Kinberg served as producer, a job he repeated in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Although, many people think that these two installments were good thanks to the fact that Matthew Vaughn was involved, since when he left, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) arrived, a disaster that seemed insurmountable until X-Men: Dark Phoenix was released. (2019), where Simon Kinberg was also the director and whose filming became a real nightmare. In fact, he is the producer, screenwriter and director of the worst film in the saga. I am clear that he gave him the controls of a space saga that has millions of fans… What can go wrong?

In between this, he made life impossible for Josh Trank when he was filming The Fantastic Four in 2015 and the result was a new disaster. Without forgetting, he changed the editing of The New Mutants (2020) to remove the only thing he could make that was different, that is, the horror scenes.

Are they seriously going to let Simon Kinberg lead the Star Trek reboot? This is at the level of letting JJ Abrams in charge of a franchise, since he is the only one who has managed to anger Star Wars and Star Trek fans.

Is there any hope?

Not everything is bad in Simon Kinberg’s filmography, so we cannot rule out that he does something right in the Star Trek reboot. Since he was involved in Marvel mutant films under the FOX label such as Logan and the two Deadpool installments. In addition, he has also participated in series such as Legion, Designated Successor, The Gifted: The Chosen and Star Wars Rebels.

So you can leave me in the comments what you think of Simon Kinberg being in charge of the Star Trek reboot.