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J.J. ABRAMS TO
DIRECT STAR TREK FEATURE FILM FOR
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
IN THEATERS CHRISTMAS DAY 2008
HOLLYWOOD, CA, February 26, 2007 – “Star Trek,” one
of the most popular and successful franchises in the
history of movies and television, returns to the big
screen under the creative vision of J.J. Abrams, the
force behind “Lost,” “Alias” and “Mission Impossible
III” for Paramount Pictures.
The team behind the film will include Alex Kurtzman
& Roberto Orci (‘Mission Impossible III”) who wrote
the screenplay and will executive produce with Bryan
Burk. JJ Abrams and “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof
will produce. The film will begin shooting this fall
for a Christmas Day 2008 release.
One of the most popular film and television
franchises of all time, “Star Trek” has encompassed
726 total episodes for television in six different
series, beginning with the original 1966-1969 series
created by Gene Roddenberry. The 10 “Star Trek”
films have grossed in excess of $1 billion at the
worldwide box office. The original characters have
been named among the 50 greatest TV characters of
all time and the Enterprise has lent its name to two
proposed spacecrafts.
"If there's something I'm dying to see, it's the
brilliance and optimism of Roddenberry's world
brought back to the big screen,” said Abrams. “Alex
and Bob wrote an amazing script that embraces and
respects Trek canon, but charts its own course. Our
goal is to make a picture for everyone -- life-long
fans and the uninitiated. Needless to say, I am
honored and excited to be part of this next chapter
of Star Trek."
Brad Grey, chairman and CEO, Paramount Pictures,
said, “We could not be more thrilled to be back in
business with J.J. Abrams. The revival of the ‘Star
Trek’ franchise is an important part of Paramount’s
turnaround.”
About Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global
company that produces and distributes filmed
entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B),
a leading entertainment content company with
prominent and respected brands including Paramount
Pictures and DreamWorks. The company’s labels
include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage,
Paramount Classics, DreamWorks, MTV Films and
Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include
Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Home
Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International,
Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studios, and
Worldwide Television Distribution.
Fact Sheet
“Star Trek” is one of the most popular film and
television franchises of all time:
- 726 total episodes for television spanning six
television series
- Original series, created by Gene Roddenberry,
aired on NBC from 1966-1969
- 10 movies, grossing in total over $1 billion at
the worldwide box office
- Hundreds of novels
- $3.5 billion in consumer products
- 3 million visitors of Las Vegas’s “Star Trek: The
Experience” since 1998
- Over 60 interactive software products since 1991;
games in production for current and next generation
game platforms
J.J. Abrams is a talent widely admired by audiences
and critics alike:
- Winner of two Emmy Awards for “Lost”
- 17 million viewers each week for “Lost”; a top-ten
show
- Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the most
exhilarating storytellers in television”
- Director of “Mission: Impossible III”
- Creator of “Alias” and “Felicity”
“Star Trek” has influenced the culture:
- NASA’s first test shuttle was named “Enterprise”
- The first commercial passenger carrier into space,
Virgin Galactic, has announced that the first
spacecraft of the line will be named V. S. S.
Enterprise
- An episode of the original “Star Trek” featured
television’s first interracial kiss
- Spock, portrayed by Leonard Nimoy, was named one
of TV’s “50 Greatest Characters Ever” by TV Guide
ACADEMY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE TO
TEAM UP WITH ROCK AND ROLL ICON MICK JAGGER TO
DIRECT AND PRODUCE ”THE LONG PLAY” FOR PARAMOUNT
PICTURES
PROJECT WILL RE-TEAM SCORSESE WITH THE ACADEMY AWARD
WINNER BILL MONAHAN WHO WILL WRITE THE SCREENPLAY
Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese will
team up with Rock and Roll icon Mick Jagger to
direct “THE LONG PLAY,” a film set in the world of
the music business spanning over three decades.
Project will re-team Scorsese with Academy Award
winning writer for “The Departed,” Bill Monahan.
Martin Scorsese will direct. Scorsese, Mick Jagger
and Victoria Pearman will produce. Film is based on
an original idea of Mick Jagger’s which he and
Pearman’s Jagged Films took to Scorsese several
years ago. Together they developed the project and
brought it to Paramount.
Scorsese recently entered into a four-year,
first-look deal with Paramount Pictures to direct
and produce entertainment across all platforms
including feature films, made-for-DVD, digital
content and television for Paramount Pictures and
Paramount Vantage. His latest film, “The Departed,”
was nominated for five Academy Awards® and won Best
Picture.
Scorsese has directed more than 40 films, including
current box office hit “THE DEPARTED,” “THE
AVIATOR,” “GANGS OF NEW YORK,” “RAGING BULL,” “TAXI
DRIVER,” and “GOODFELLAS.” He is one of the most
honored filmmakers in Hollywood, with six each
Academy Award nominations and Directors Guild of
America nominations.
In 2005, he directed and produced the Emmy and
Grammy Award-winning documentary “NO DIRECTION HOME:
BOB DYLAN.”
A music legend for over 30 years, Mick Jagger of the
Rolling Stones, whose albums have sold more than 100
million copies worldwide, formed his production
company with Victoria Pearman and are currently
prepping the remake of The Women; written and to be
directed by Diane English, and teamed with Luc
Besson’s Europa to produce an animated feature
called RUBY TUESDAY. Jagged Films produced the
award-winning ENIGMA and recently completed a
documentary on President Clinton’s Global Initiative
and they are Executive Producers on ABC’s Knights of
Prosperity.
Jagger and Scorsese recently collaborated on a
Rolling Stones feature length concert documentary
shot at The Beacon Theater in New York to be
released in the Fall.
Scorsese is represented by Endeavor, Rick Yorn of
The Firm and Jake Bloom of Bloom Hergott Diemer
Rosenthal & LaViolette LLP. Jagger and Pearman are
repped by ICM’s Jeff Berg and Ken Kleinberg. Monahan
is also repped by Endeavor and David Fox.
About Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global
company that produces and distributes filmed
entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B),
a leading entertainment content company with
prominent and respected brands including Paramount
Pictures and DreamWorks. The company’s labels
include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage,
Paramount Classics, DreamWorks, MTV Films and
Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include
Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Home
Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International,
Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studios, and
Worldwide Television Distribution.
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