‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch: Their “Shows Are Sh**”
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The author of the blockbuster film says Paramount turned down his 'Star Trek' idea and suggested that modern 'Trek' shows have lost their way.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The author of Project Hail Mary is firing a photon torpedo at Paramount +’s Star Trek efforts. Bestselling writer Andy Weir criticized modern Trek shows while on the Critical Drinker podcast last week, and even revealed he pitched a Trek show that was shot down by Paramount. The topic began with the podcast’s host, Matthew Marsden, saying how refreshing the box office hit Project Hail Mary has been, especially for audiences who grew up on Star Trek and now suffer from “a lack of” such sci-fi efforts nowadays. Related Stories Movies Box Office: 'Project Hail Mary' Enjoys Epic Hold for $53M Weekend as 'They Will Kill You' Gets Murdered Movies Why Has 'Project Hail Mary' Ignited So Much Online Debate? “Yeah, I saw a … I forgot who it was — I wish I could remember who it was who said it, some analyst — he said something like: ‘All modern science fiction TV shows and movies have been heavily influenced by the original Star Trek — except for the current batch of Star Trek shows,'” Weir said. Marsden replied, “Yes!” and they both laughed. At first, Weir left that comment open to interpretation, but then added, “I’m Gen X, so my sci-fi was like original series Star Trek reruns and Lost in Space reruns. And there wasn’t really much in the way of sci-fi that was airing — where people are off in space doing cool things — until we got to [ Star Trek: The Next Generation ].” Later, Marsden brought up the divisive Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , which Paramount+ recently confirmed will end after its already-shot second season. “I think we can probably safely never talk about it again,” Marsden quipped. “It’s gone baby!” Weir cheerfully agreed. “It’s all gone.” Marsden said his advice to Paramount is to de-canonize everything Star Trek from Enter...
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