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Crime 101 writer Don Winslow has deed retired astatine Project Hail Mary novellist Andy Weir complete his comments astir modern Star Trek shows.
Weir made a bid of statements astir Paramount‘s handling of nan Star Trek beingness connected a podcast recently, and claimed he had a transportation turned down by Trek executive shaper Alex Kurtzman. That has prompted Winslow, who wrote nan novella connected which Bart Layton’s caller Crime 101 pic was based, to respond connected societal media.
Directly addressing Weir, who besides wrote The Martian, Winslow wrote: “Congrats connected nan occurrence of Project Hail Mary and The Martian. I’m a existent fan. But erstwhile you person your infinitesimal don’t usage it to crap connected different writers’ work. For nan record, Alex Kurtzman is simply a visionary writer, creator, shaper and you beryllium him an apology… writer to writer.
.@andyweirauthor Congrats connected nan occurrence of Project Hail Mary+The Martian. I'm a existent fan.
But erstwhile you person your infinitesimal don't usage it to crap connected different writers work. For nan record, @Alex_Kurtzman is simply a visionary writer+creator+producer&you beryllium him an apology…writer to writer.
The responding to different comment, he wrote: “Writers guidelines up for different writers. It’s really and why nan Writers Guild was formed. And you don’t return your infinitesimal successful nan sun to onslaught different writer because they didn’t bargain your pitch.”
Writers guidelines up for different writers. It's really and why nan Writers Guild was formed.
And you don't return your infinitesimal successful nan sun to onslaught different writer because they didn't bargain your pitch.
Weir wrote nan Project Hail Mary caller connected which nan Phil Lord and Christopher Miller container agency deed was based. The sci-fi pic, starring Ryan Gosling arsenic a schoolhouse coach who wakes aboard a spacecraft pinch amnesia, has been a victor for Amazon MGM Studios, delivering immoderate of nan champion numbers for a non-franchise movie successful immoderate time.
On nan Critical Drinker podcast, Weir was asked astir modern subject fabrication and responded by quoting an analyst, who “said thing like, ‘All modern subject fabrication TV shows and movies person been heavily influenced by nan original Star Trek – except for nan existent batch of Star Trek shows.'”
Host Will Jordan later suggested Paramount should decanonize each Star Trek bid from Enterprise onwards, to which Weir said, “You’re a small much terrible than I am… I’ll springiness you my sentiment and I’m conscionable a consumer. I like Strange New Worlds… It’s beautiful good. I didn’t hate Enterprise – I thought it was benignant of weird. Lower Decks I thought was entertaining and fun. All nan others, they tin go.
“And here’s different thing: I sounded a Star Trek show to Paramount and I was connected Zoom pinch nan showrunners pinch each nan shows and spent a batch of clip talking to [Kurtzman]… He, arsenic a person, is simply a really bully guy. But astatine nan aforesaid time, those shows are shit. He is simply a bully guy, but they didn’t judge my transportation so, you know, fuck ’em.”
Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout explanation person led connected Paramount’s expanded Star Trek beingness done shows specified arsenic Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. It was conscionable announced Starfleet Academy would extremity pinch its 2nd season, a determination Weir and Jordan had gleefully celebrated connected nan podcast. Strange New Worlds has besides wrapped production connected its last season.
We’ve reached retired to Weir, Paramount and Kurtzman for comment.
The precocious Gene Roddenberry created nan original Star Trek, which has spawned much than a twelve films and TV bid since Star Trek: The Original Series debuted successful 1966.
Winslow’s novella Crime 101 was precocious adapted into an L.A.-set crime pic starring Chris Hemsworth arsenic an elusive thief pinch a penchant for high-stakes heists on nan iconic 101 freeway.
