Paramount+’s Star Trek: Section 31 | Alex Kurtzman and Olatunde Osunsanmi on Tone of Film

Star Trek has a famous quote: “To boldly go where no man has gone before.”

For the Paramount+ streaming film Star Trek: Section 31, the film takes Star Trek in a new direction in its tone and essence as the franchise embarks on a new direction.

The made-for-streaming film brings back Michelle Yeoh to reprise Emperor Philippa Georgiou from the Star Trek: Discovery series for this film featuring the mysterious Starfleet organization Section 31. In the Star Trek lore, Section 31 is mentioned multiple times in several Star Trek series as a covert organization outside Starfleet.

The film also stars Omari Hardwick as Alok Sahar, Kacey Rohl as Rachel Garrett, Sam Richardson as Quasi, Sven Ruygrok as Fuzz, Rob Kazinsky as Zeph, and Humberly Gonzalez as Melle. It was written by Craig Sweeny and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Here is the movie synopsis:

In the movie, Yeoh reprises her fan-favorite role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou—a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery’s first season—who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta interviewed executive producer Alex Kurtzman and director Olatunde Osunsanmi on camera about setting the tone for the film and how it fits with the overall franchise.

Alex Kurtzman is a filmmaker known for co-writing many scripts, including Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He also directed and co-wrote The Mummy (2017). In 2012, he made his directorial debut with People Like Us. Most recently, he co-created the television series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Olatunde Osunsanmi is a filmmaker known for his work on the horror film The Fourth Kind and the TNT series Falling Skies. He has also directed several episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. His other television directing credits include Under the Dome, The Last Ship, Sleepy Hollow, Minority Report, Gotham, and Blindspot.

Star Trek: Section 31 streams tomorrow, January 24, on Paramount+.

Watch the exclusive interview with Alex Kurtzman and Olatunde Osunsanmi below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Paramount+

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