{"id":43305,"date":"2016-05-06T10:28:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=43305"},"modified":"2016-05-06T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T17:28:25","slug":"lin-and-cho-action-vs-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2016\/05\/lin-and-cho-action-vs-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lin and Cho: Action Vs. Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

For fans concerned that Star Trek Beyond<\/em> will be more action and less character development, worry not, says Justin Lin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know if I see myself as an ‘action director,’ you know,” he said. “I think it’s my job as a filmmaker to make sure I bring something unique and different, you know, and Star Trek<\/em> was a big part of my life growing up.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to make sure that with all the choices that I have…to make sure that with this film, I can contribute something, hopefully, new to the franchise.”<\/p>\n

Lin went on to speak about the characters and the challenge of making sure that they aren’t just on screen because they’re part of “huge ensemble.”<\/p>\n

“I wanted to make sure that everybody \u2013 regardless of screen time \u2013 when you see them, that they exist for a reason and they have valid feelings and emotional connections to the audience,” said Lin; “so after you see the movie, you feel like you actually have a great relationship with all these characters.<\/p>\n

“You might think of Star Trek<\/em> as a big film, but to me, it’s very much character-based.”<\/p>\n

Actor John Cho<\/strong> confirmed the emphasis on character development. “What you’re going to get when you ask Simon Pegg<\/strong> to pen a script is a very human touch,” he said. “And a warm touch. And that can come out in comedy, but doesn’t necessarily have to. And there are some funny moments. But I think he and [co-writer Doug Jung<\/strong>], from what I could tell, were constantly looking for connections between the characters.<\/p>\n

“And that, from the cast perspective, was what was spectacular about asking Simon and Doug to do it. It just felt like they were looking for human moments.”<\/p>\n

According to Cho, watching Star Trek Beyond<\/em> will be like watching the original series. “When I read the script,” he said, “my emotional impression was that it felt very much like the best of the original series. It felt like the series felt to me.”<\/p>\n

Cho admitted that “…the first [film] that we made didn’t entirely feel like that to me.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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