Roxann Dawson (B’Elanna) passed on directing new Star Trek but has returned to science fiction with Foundation - eviltoast

Interesting extract from a longer /Film interview with in-demand director Roxann Dawson.

I appreciate how she speaks with respect for the shows of the new era.

  • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    If the books were too short for a series, why not make a film or a series of films rather than stretching it out?

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      1 year ago

      Its kind of fucked either way. They’re too short but a lot happens because each book is broken into thirds that are separated by huge time gaps, and inside those thirds there are also time gaps. A movie, even a long one, would be incredibly disjointed and the pacing would feel bizarre.

      I imagine it’s probably why nobody has made it a series or movie before even though it’s such a beloved sci Fi series. You’d have to take a lot of creative liberties with it, which is for better or worse, what they’re doing.