Roberto Orci: Trek 2 will react to your criticism of the 1st film

In 2009, J.J. Abrams’ thrilling Star Trek reboot drew positive reactions from critics and fans alike, but the film wasn’t perfect and there were some issues that bugged fans down the line. But writer Roberto Orci promises that he’s listening to them and that they will be addressed in the upcoming sequel.

Speaking at Wonder Con over the weekend, Orci revealed that having spent time reading fan criticism of the first film (in fact, Orci was a frequent participant in those heated discussions over at Trek Movie while the film was playing in theaters) was beneficial to his thought process for the upcoming sequel, and that he plans to address some of the pesky issues that arose in the first Star Trek film.
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Andy Serkis isn’t just Gollum—he’ll also be DIRECTING The Hobbit

Well, sort of. While Peter Jackson will still be the captain of the good ship Hobbit, he’s turned to one of his trusted lieutenants—and frequent collaborator—to help him capture the action on this latest trip to Middle-earth.

Jackson has asked Serkis to serve as his second-unit director. Traditionally, films of this size have more than one camera crew shooting different scenes at different times—the first unit shoots with the main characters, while the second unit can do anything from scenery to effects material to grisly action footage. And Serkis will have a hand in it all:

“It is wide-ranging and encompasses a lot of directing aspects of filmmaking and story. Yes, there is some performance capture, but I will be very much on the live-action sets and locations helping Peter to tell the story.”

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