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+ | <wrap lo>//See also: [[axanar_sporking|Meet the Daily Blogger Critiquing Leaked ' | ||
A heavy revision of the 2014 script by Peters and former director Christian Gossett, this newer version by Peters and film writer/ | A heavy revision of the 2014 script by Peters and former director Christian Gossett, this newer version by Peters and film writer/ | ||
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Yes, this is still ostensibly Garth’s story of his victory at the [[mema> | Yes, this is still ostensibly Garth’s story of his victory at the [[mema> | ||
- | That would be a pretty fantastic rewrite of the piece, but for the fact Kharn gets less screen time than Garth. The film keeps telling | + | That would be a pretty fantastic rewrite of the piece, but for the fact Kharn gets less screen time than Garth. The film keeps telling |
==== ‘Great Opponents, Small Potatoes’ ==== | ==== ‘Great Opponents, Small Potatoes’ ==== | ||
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While Kharn and Garth — presented as two great opponents — do interact, it’s small potatoes. If you expect something like //The Wrath of Khan//' | While Kharn and Garth — presented as two great opponents — do interact, it’s small potatoes. If you expect something like //The Wrath of Khan//' | ||
- | Kharn is challenged more by his lieutenant, Chang, than he is by Garth. Instead of two near-perfectly matched leaders fighting with greater assets for higher stakes, Kharn is mostly sidelined so Garth can destroy the enemy-of-the-scene, | + | Kharn is challenged more by his lieutenant, Chang, than he is by Garth. Instead of two near-perfectly matched leaders fighting with greater assets for higher stakes, Kharn is mostly sidelined so Garth can destroy the enemy-of-the-scene, |
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- | **WHAT DOES** happen in this new script are expanded beats for characters introduced in //Prelude to Axanar//, like Sonya Alexander, Frank Travis and Admiral Ramirez. (Slightly surprising, as Tony Todd, he actor identified with that role, left the production and there were no reported plans to recast.) [// | + | **WHAT DOES** happen in this new script are expanded beats for characters introduced in //Prelude to Axanar//, like Sonya Alexander, Frank Travis and Admiral Ramirez. (Slightly surprising, as Tony Todd, the actor identified with that role, left the production and there were no reported plans to recast.) [// |
While still essentially extended cameos for fan favorite actors Kate Vernon and J.G. Hertzler, these characters now have a bit more to do than before, including a pretty funny interrogation bit for Vernon’s Captain Alexander. That said, these as well as the other new “cameo captains” — one each Vulcan, Tellarite and Andorian — are still essentially interchangeable Starfleet figureheads, | While still essentially extended cameos for fan favorite actors Kate Vernon and J.G. Hertzler, these characters now have a bit more to do than before, including a pretty funny interrogation bit for Vernon’s Captain Alexander. That said, these as well as the other new “cameo captains” — one each Vulcan, Tellarite and Andorian — are still essentially interchangeable Starfleet figureheads, | ||
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Alongside the ship battles from the preview trailers, for the most part, it’s all right there. If you’ve seen // | Alongside the ship battles from the preview trailers, for the most part, it’s all right there. If you’ve seen // | ||
- | Given that the final film is incredibly unlikely to ever be made, that’s the closest anyone will ever get to seeing Axanar. {{: | + | Given that the final film is incredibly unlikely to ever be made, that’s the closest anyone will ever get to seeing |
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