This past weekend, I spoke to J.J. Abrams at the 100th episode/finale party for Fringe. I’ll have more from Abrams in the weeks to come about the end of that series, which he co-created and executive produces, but I also had the chance to ask him a bit about a couple of his upcoming movie projects.
The ever-secretive Abrams gave me an update on a recent report about a potential director for Mission: Impossible V (Abrams continues to produce the M:I series) and also spoke about using the IMAX format for his next directorial project, Star Trek Into Darkness – shortly before a nine-minute sneak preview, debuting with The Hobbit, will finally give audiences some info on what to expect from the sequel.
IGN: We’ve been hearing some rumblings about Christopher McQuarrie potentially directing Mission: Impossible V. Anything you can say about that?
J.J. Abrams: Yeah, we’re talking to Chris McQuarrie now. I would just say that he’s somebody who -- he did some work on the last one we did [Ghost Protocol]. I’ve been a fan of his since The Usual Suspects. He’s just a terrific guy, an incredible writer and a really wonderful director, so we’d be lucky to get him.
IGN: I know better than trying to ask any Star Trek story questions, but are you excited, with the IMAX footage debut, that it’s at least going to give people all-new questions to bug you about once they see the footage?
Abrams: You know, I’m excited because we’ve been working on this for awhile, and the idea of getting some of the movie out there to the world is going to be a real thrill for us - and as always you just hope people will like what they see!
IGN: The IMAX footage in Ghost Protocol was stunning - my personal favorite use of IMAX for a scripted movie so far. What was it like on Trek to use that format?
Abrams: It was amazing. Part of it was challenging because of the technical aspects of it, the machinery of it. The cameras themselves are a little unwieldy and a little loud and unpredictable. But then you go to dailies and you watch on this massive screen these images that you’ve shot having been filmed on a negative that’s eight times bigger than what you normally use, and you cannot believe how good it looks. So that’s exciting! But unlike Ghost Protocol, a lot of what we shot is integrated into special effects and visual effects in a way that I cannot wait for people to see. I think it really is mind-blowing, how it looks. The IMAX frame, I think, is really the best way to see a movie.
Source : ign[dot]com
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