Quentin Tarantino Says He Would Rather Direct Star Trek Than Star Wars

Kill Bill and Hateful Eight director Quentin Tarantino is more interested in directing a Star Trek film than Star Wars.

During a recent episode of the Nerdist podcast, Tarantino was asked what kind of story he'd like to tell if he were to direct a Star Wars film, to which he responded: "The actual answer to the question is that I would be more inclined to direct a Star Trek... rather than Star Wars."

When asked what kind of Star Trek story he'd like to helm, Tarantino said, "I'm definitely a fan of the original series… in particular a fan of William Shatner's. That's my key into the series—William Shatner."

The acclaimed director also praised The Next Generation, and said that the time-travel story in Yesterday's Enterprise would make a good starting point for a movie.

Tarantino said that he liked J.J. Abrams 2009 Star Trek film but was not a fan of its sequel Into Darkness because of Benedict Cumberbatch's casting as Khan: "It really bothered me that [he] was playing Khan," he said. "The thing that I liked about the first one is that Chris Pine is playing William Shatner and Zachary Quinto is playing Leonard Nimoy as Spock… so, Benedict Cumberbum can't be Khan."

When TMZ asked him if he would take the job if the studio asked him to direct a Star Trek film, Tarantino said, "It would be worth having a meeting about."

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