Michael Dorn (Worf) to make a star trek tv movie!!!

[Dazzle foot]

So, at the Phonix comic con (2012) Michael made an interview, And stated the following....

"TrekMovie.com: So in your panel you mentioned the idea of pitching the a lower budget Star Trek movie with Worf? Is that serious?

Michael Dorn: I am serious. I think there is a place for it. Straight to DVD or straight to cable. Who wouldn’t want to have this kind of thing going on? It is going to help their movie. The fans aren’t going "we are going to see this movie, but we aren’t going to go see the big movie in the theater."

TrekMovie.com: Do you have a writer lined up?

Michael Dorn: I think I am going to write it.

TrekMovie.com: So where do you see Worf now?

Michael Dorn: He is captain of a ship – a Federation ship. He is out there in the front lines basically chasing terrorists.

TrekMovie.com: So you want to make it edgier? Darker?

Michael Dorn: Totally, totally. I think we will have some of our Star Trek people in it, but mostly new characters. It will be interwoven into the fabric of Star Trek. And also what we going through right now?

TrekMovie.com: When do you think you are going to have your first meeting at CBS?

Michael Dorn: I have couple meetings I want to do before that. First with Rick Berman, who produced all of our shows, just to see what he thinks. Then my manager. And I know people at SyFy. And I’ll just start gathering information. If anything happens it is going to be next year because I have a bunch of stuff to do this year. I have already started writing the script and excuse my language, but it f—ing great."

Fingers crossed this will happen!!!!

[The Urban Spaceman]

Ooh, sounds interesting! I hope we hear more about this in the near future.

[DigiFluid]

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[Morbo]

i love hearing his voice and seeing him on Castle. guy has a heavenly voice.

[The Urban Spaceman]

i love hearing his voice and seeing him on Castle. guy has a heavenly voice.

He also plays the avatar of Bhaal, in Baldurs Gate 2! A truly versatile actor.

[Dazzle foot]

Tbh, I'm more excited about the fact that if star trek (prime) can be resurrected, maybe, just maybe, there may be hope for stargate..?

[knowles2]

Sounds like an interesting concept, even if it is essentially the same Star trek voyage first episode mission.

An do we really more television screen time devoted to the new bogey men (terrorist) of the 21st century.

I would have prefer something set on a Klingon ship myself.

I also suspect he may be hoping that this is a back door pilot for a new tv series as well, which is one of many presented to the owners of the star trek franchise.

One good thing I will say, it bound to have a better, more original story line than JJ Abram next film.

[mamasue9]

Anthony Pascale of Trekmovie.com was at Phoenix Comicon, and I attended several Star Trek panels where he was a guest speaker.

[maneth]

Oh, I do hope it happens!

[DigiFluid]

Tbh, I'm more excited about the fact that if star trek (prime) can be resurrected, maybe, just maybe, there may be hope for stargate..?

Considering the two franchises have nothing to do with each other......

[Ukko]

One good thing I will say, it bound to have a better, more original story line than JJ Abram next film.

Because you know the storyline/plot of the next film?

[Snowman37]

Honestly, I thought Trek Prime (1966-2005) was done and over with, replaced by New Trek (2009 onward). This is interesting, a "Worf" TV movie. I wonder if it would feature characters and elements from TNG and DS9? It wouldn't have to be much, just enough to establish that this movie was spun off from those two shows. I get this is all talk right now, but the idea of a "Worf" TV movie is awesome. I simply never got tired of Worf from TNG to DS9 to the movies.

I wonder, if he's Captain of a starship, what kind would it be? Something we've seen, or something new? Say two or three additional familiar characters pop up. Who would be affordable actors, what characters would make sense?

The big question: How do you get around CBS Television emptying the 40+ years of costumes, props, set pieces, and so on?

Tbh, I'm more excited about the fact that if star trek (prime) can be resurrected, maybe, just maybe, there may be hope for stargate..?

Star Trek is insanely popular despite the end of the TV run. That had more to do with the network than the audience. Stargate was a low-budget cable show. People are familiar with SG-1 reruns, but that's about it.

[The Urban Spaceman]

Say two or three additional familiar characters pop up. Who would be affordable actors, what characters would make sense?

I think the characters that would make most sense would be Quark, Garak and Rom -- the former to tie in with DS9 and give us a 'snapshop' of what happened in the intervening time, and the latter two because they would essentially now be leaders of their people, and it would be interesting to see how the Cardassians and Ferengi have fared.

I would also appreciate a revisit by General (Chancellor) Martok And since Jeffrey Combs is very fond of appearing in Trek, we might see a revisit of liquidator Brunt -- or perhaps a long-forgotten Weyoun clone stranded on some planet? I live in hope.

Other than that, I think of the 'established' characters, we'd probably see Riker, as Jonathan Frakes has already done a DS9 visit, maybe one of the Voyager crew? Hmm, I nominate Harry Kim.

[Dazzle foot]

Hmm, I nominate Harry Kim.

Id love it if Kim was still an ensign!!

[The Urban Spaceman]

That would be hilarious.

Hmm... I suppose they could always work Nog in, too, as a crewmember. That would be pretty cool.

[Snowman37]

I think the characters that would make most sense would be Quark, Garak and Rom -- the former to tie in with DS9 and give us a 'snapshop' of what happened in the intervening time, and the latter two because they would essentially now be leaders of their people, and it would be interesting to see how the Cardassians and Ferengi have fared.

I would also appreciate a revisit by General (Chancellor) Martok And since Jeffrey Combs is very fond of appearing in Trek, we might see a revisit of liquidator Brunt -- or perhaps a long-forgotten Weyoun clone stranded on some planet? I live in hope.

Too many aliens. What about some HUMAN characters? How would Quark, Garak, and Rom fit in? Quark and Rom will be on DS9, and Garak is likely helping rebuild Cardassia. I really don't see how Brunt would fit in either, he only works in a Ferengi-themed episode. Now, bringing back Chancellor Martok? YES!

Other than that, I think of the 'established' characters, we'd probably see Riker, as Jonathan Frakes has already done a DS9 visit, maybe one of the Voyager crew? Hmm, I nominate Harry Kim.

Why does it matter if Riker's been to DS9? Technically, it wasn't Riker anyway, it was his transporter clone. Anyway, I would go with some of the well known lower profile characters. I'd go for O'Brien, but the DS9 finale had him moving his family to Earth to become a teacher. However, that doesn't preclude him from being featured as helping out for this one mission for old time's sake. I like the idea of Tom Paris from VOY at the helm. How about throwing in Lt. Harry Kim? There could even be another Admiral Janeway cameo, issuing orders to Captain Worf. haha Can you imagine Barcley being Worf's chief engineer? lol

[The Urban Spaceman]

Too many aliens. What about some HUMAN characters? How would Quark, Garak, and Rom fit in? Quark and Rom will be on DS9, and Garak is likely helping rebuild Cardassia. I really don't see how Brunt would fit in either, he only works in a Ferengi-themed episode. Now, bringing back Chancellor Martok? YES!

Rom will not be on DS9 -- he will be on Ferenginar. He is, after all, the new Grand Nagus.

And I was thinking more of a 'summit' situation -- leaders of empires having a meeting for something other other. That would bring back Garak, Rom, Shakaar (along with Kira, mayhaps?), some Starfleet Personnel and some Romulans. As well as everybody's favourite Klingon Chancellor, Martok.

What's Quark doing at a summit? Advising Rom. What's Worf doing there? Maintaining fleet security. In fact, why would he even be a Starfleet Captain in charge of a ship? Last we saw, he was heading off to Qo'Nos to be the Federation's ambassador to the Klingon empire.

Why does it matter if Riker's been to DS9? Technically, it wasn't Riker anyway, it was his transporter clone.

I didn't say Riker had been to DS9. I said Jonathan Frakes had starred in an episode of DS9. That shows willingness for actors to cross over into other spin-offs. I'm not sure, for example, that we would have seen Marina Sirtis in DS9, given her alleged dislike for the series.

You asked about 'affordable' actors, but not all the actors may want to do any more Trek. Therefore there is the consideration of which actors have shown willing in the past. Frakes and Dorn, for example, have directed episodes as well as starred in them, as has Rene.

[DigiFluid]

The Enterprise went to DS9 at least twice. It's not an unlikely supposition that Riker got off the ship at least once.

Though it is still supposition.

[Snowman37]

Rom will not be on DS9 -- he will be on Ferenginar. He is, after all, the new Grand Nagus.

I completely forgot about this!

And I was thinking more of a 'summit' situation -- leaders of empires having a meeting for something other other. That would bring back Garak, Rom, Shakaar (along with Kira, mayhaps?), some Starfleet Personnel and some Romulans. As well as everybody's favourite Klingon Chancellor, Martok.

What's Quark doing at a summit? Advising Rom. What's Worf doing there? Maintaining fleet security. In fact, why would he even be a Starfleet Captain in charge of a ship? Last we saw, he was heading off to Qo'Nos to be the Federation's ambassador to the Klingon empire.

The problem is, this isn't what Dorn proposed. I suggested bringing back two, maybe three established characters in addition to Captain Worf and his mostly "new people" crew. The movie will probably be mostly set aboard his new Federation ship, whatever that be. You've proposed bringing back at least five! That doesn't match up with Dorn's proposal. Besides, his proposed story is Captain Worf of a Federation ship chasing after space terrorists.

I didn't say Riker had been to DS9. I said Jonathan Frakes had starred in an episode of DS9. That shows willingness for actors to cross over into other spin-offs. I'm not sure, for example, that we would have seen Marina Sirtis in DS9, given her alleged dislike for the series.

Yeah, Frakes was on DS9, but Sirits not wanting to be on DS9 did not preclude her from reprising the role. She was in all four TNG movies, 3 VOY episodes, and the ENT finale.

You asked about 'affordable' actors, but not all the actors may want to do any more Trek. Therefore there is the consideration of which actors have shown willing in the past. Frakes and Dorn, for example, have directed episodes as well as starred in them, as has Rene.

I would imagine most of the actors are willing to reprise their roles. You also have to take into account that the actor has to be asked back. Brent Spiner's role as Data's ancestor on Enterprise was originally proposed by Robert Picardo, if I remember correct. I think Picardo also proposed an episode where Voyager's EMH is back on Earth, treating a man (Scott Bakula) who thinks he's Captain Archer. By episode's end, we'd be left to decide for ourselves if he was Archer. I think they really should have done that, it could have been a lot of fun, especially if the ending was Archer escaping back to the past. haha

The Enterprise went to DS9 at least twice.

Twice on screen, anyway. DS9's "Emissary" and TNG's "Birthright, Part I."

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refering to Riker being on the station, Quark or Jedzia mention he was on the station before, Thomas pretended to be him.

i think this movie would be awesome if it had characters from the other shows (DS9 especially). it would be great to show a meeting between leaders, and have Garak and Rom there .