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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I certainly agree. There's a chance that he writes a story that will have endless appeal to Trekkies and Trekkers and everyone that loves Star Trek, while at the same time, is a box office failure and the end of this reboot cycle.

I hope it works because I like the characters and cast.

Has there been a trek film that was more than a marginal financial success?

I'm a lifelong trek fan and a serious fan of science fiction and I've liked both of the reboots. I think the thing that's hurt these movies the most at the box office - and I think this is true for movies in general - is herd mentality stemming from the growth of social media. People make their minds up before they even see anything, which of course has always happened to a degree but I think it's extremely heightened now. And I don't think spoiler culture has helped either. I've done my best to only go with general, non-spoiler reviews for the past couple of years, and I'm finding that I enjoy more movies in general. Now maybe that's a coincidence and I'm happier in general, but I suspect it has more to do with limiting preconceptions.

In any case, that's a big tangent. We'll see how this goes. I'm not sure the director of fast and furious movies paired with a guy known for writing comedic movies screams 'star trek' but there's always a chance they can surprise us.