As Simon Pegg gears up for press duties on both Margot Robbie thriller Terminal [read our review here] and blockbuster sequel Mission: Impossible: Fallout, he’s been speaking to ComingSoon.net about another of his film franchises; Star Trek. Specifically his involvement as a writer/producer, the news that S.J. Clarkson will direct the next film, and Quentin Tarantino’s […]
Two new Star Trek movies confirmed, Jessica Jones helmer to direct Star Trek 4 with Chris Hemsworth returning
Last month, Simon Pegg revealed that the script for a planned fourth instalment of the rebooted Star Trek franchise had been completed prior to Quentin Tarantino pitching his own take on the series, with Zachary Quinto then going one better and stating that there are actually three competing scripts for the next Trek movie. Well, […]
Zachary Quinto says there are three competing scripts for next Star Trek movie
A few days ago actor and Star Trek Beyond co-writer Simon Pegg revealed that the script for Star Trek 4 had been completed before Quentin Tarantino pitched his own idea for an R-rated instalment in the sci-fi franchise. Well, it seems those aren’t the only two potential projects, as Zachary Quinto has revealed that Paramount […]
Simon Pegg says Star Trek 4 script was finished before Quentin Tarantino pitched his idea
Prior to the release of Star Trek Beyond, Paramount Pictures officially announced that development was underway on Star Trek 4, which would have seen Chris Hemsworth making his return to the series as George Kirk, father of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk. The studio got as far as releasing an official synopsis for the sequel, […]
Karl Urban is unsure what’s happening with Star Trek 4
Back in July of last year, Paramount and producer J.J. Abrams officially announced that Star Trek 4 was in development, and would see the return of Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk, the father of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk, from the 2009 reboot. Since then, we’ve had little in the way of news on the project, […]
Zachary Quinto “hopeful” about Star Trek 4, but it’s not a guarantee
Last year, before Paramount’s Star Trek Beyond even hit theaters, producer J.J. Abrams began sharing plans for a fourth installment in the rebooted film series. While he did confirm that much of the Beyond cast would return for another outing, fans’ interests were piqued by Abrams’ reveal that Chris Hemsworth would return to his role […]
J.J. Abrams says Star Trek 4 is his “favourite Star Trek story that we’ve had”
Star Trek Beyond may have just opened in cinemas [read our reviews here and here], but producer J.J. Abrams is already talking up the next instalment, which Paramount officially announced last week. Star Trek 4 will see Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk coming face-to-face with his father George Kirk, with Chris Pine reprising his role […]
J.J. Abrams says that Anton Yelchin will not be replaced for Star Trek 4
Last month, young actor Anton Yelchin tragically lost his life in a freak automobile accident, and now producer J.J. Abrams has confirmed that Yelchin won’t be replaced in the role of Chekov for the fourth Star Trek film, which was just announced yesterday. ““I would say there’s no replacing him. There’s no recasting. I can’t possibly […]
Star Trek 4: Will the two Chris’ equal double the box office?
Tony Black on the addition of Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk in Star Trek 4… It’s been quite the week for Star Trek news, and it’s only Monday! With the looming arrival of Star Trek Beyond getting (much to my delight) very positive initial critical buzz, we’ve not only found out the new Bryan Fuller series […]
Paramount makes Star Trek 4 official, confirms Chris Hemsworth return
Over the weekend we brought you some comments from Star Trek producer J.J. Abrams, who revealed that Chris Hemsworth would be reprising his role as George Kirk from the 2009 movie in the fourth instalment of the relaunched series, and now Paramount Pictures has made it official. The press release for Star Trek 4 states […]
