Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Starring Michelle Yeoh Gets Movie Order From Paramount+ WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM Yeoh will return as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in a 'Star Trek: Discovery' spinoff. Quote Paramount+ has ordered Section 31 as an original movie, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh set to reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery. In the film, Georgiou “joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.” The project will be written by Craig Sweeny and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, both Discovery veterans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 For some reason I thought this was a series that had already been green-lit. I hope Yeoh got a nice pay bump after winning an Oscar. Even though I've very much enjoyed Disco, I still think the whole mirror universe thing was probably the weakest arc. I've also never really loved Section 31 as a Star Trek concept. Still, Yeoh is a lot of fun in the role and it's Trek, so I'll be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, TwinIon said: For some reason I thought this was a series that had already been green-lit. I hope Yeoh got a nice pay bump after winning an Oscar. Even though I've very much enjoyed Disco, I still think the whole mirror universe thing was probably the weakest arc. I've also never really loved Section 31 as a Star Trek concept. Still, Yeoh is a lot of fun in the role and it's Trek, so I'll be watching. Yeah, I greatly dislike Discovery, and this isn’t what I want from trek. what I want is more of what we’re getting with Picard S3, Berman trek, except with a new cast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 We absolutely do not need more Section 31 stuff and it remains absolutely bizarre that Discovery gave Space Hitler a warm fuzzy sendoff with the entire crew adoring her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Jason said: We absolutely do not need more Section 31 stuff and it remains absolutely bizarre that Discovery gave Space Hitler a warm fuzzy sendoff with the entire crew adoring her. calling her space Hitler is putting it lightly, she committed genocide on mass scales and fucking ATE people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 I am glad it's only a movie. Get it over with. And I say that as someone who has enjoyed all the New Trek shows to some extent, so I am not just hating on New Trek. This thing has been in development hell for something like 4 or 5 years depending on how you do the math. I think the studio itself has lost faith in it. Anywhere from 3 to 5 shows have leap frogged it in the time that it's been kicked around and now it's just a movie? So one wonders why they are even bothering to do it other than "We got Michelle Yeoh, so lets use her". Like I said, I don't even say this as someone just hating on New Trek....but Section 31 is one of those things that takes a very deft hand to make work......and that has not been a hallmark of most New Trek shows. In a way Section 31 reminds me a bit creatively of Jurassic Park. The fact is that at it's heart it is a limited concept, and the more you try to use it the more you are either going to simply rehash what came before, or water down what made it work until it is unrecognizable. I think this might be inescapable even in the best of hands. The two things that make Section 31 interesting in DS9 are it's layer upon layer of subterfuge(not a great fit when you make all the POV's about Section 31 operatives) and Sloan's self awareness that he is not a lovable rogue with a heart of gold or the antihero. He knows he is the bad guy. If you put him in front of a firing squad Sloan would say you were right to do it and yet still not regret the things he did at all. They seem obsessed with making Section 31 the poster child for the the Star Trek version of the GoT, Walking Dead, Arrow, SoA, Breaking Bad etc etc. morally gray/antihero shows that became so popular in the 2010's. On the surface it seems like a good fit. But it is a fundamental misunderstanding of who Section 31 is in the Trek universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Principal photography started today. Michelle Yeoh’s ‘Star Trek’ Movie Adds 7 To Cast, Including Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl, Sam Richardson, As Production Begins DEADLINE.COM Production is underway and new casting set on Star Trek: Section 31, Paramount+'s upcoming original movie starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh. Quote Production is underway on Star Trek: Section 31, Paramount+’s upcoming original movie starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh. Rounding out the cast are Omari Hardwick (Power), Kacey Rahl (Hannibal), Emmy winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Sven Ruygrok (One Piece), Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia) and James Hiroyuki Liao (Barry) . Yeoh reprises her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a character she first played in Star Trek: Discovery‘s first season, who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Star Trek: Section 31 Has Finished Filming, And A Key Detail About The Michelle Yeoh Movie Has Finally Been Confirmed | Cinemablend WWW.CINEMABLEND.COM I'm glad this has been settled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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