At the beginning of this year, Hawley teased that his “Star Trek” film would be a brand new story featuring a new cast, which would mean Pegg, Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and more would not be returning.
The most recent “Star Trek” movie news arrived in November 2019 when Paramount announced “Fargo” showrunner and “Lucy in the Sky” director Noah Hawley was coming on board to helm the next “Star Trek” movie. Smith worked on the script based on Tarantino’s idea, but Tarantino has moved on from the project and says it’s unlikely he would direct it. There was also an R-rated “Star Trek” film being developed from Quentin Tarantino. The project appeared to be falling apart in 2019 when Clarkson left the film. Rumor had it Payne and McKay’s script featured a time travel plot in which Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk would run into his father (Chris Hemsworth, reprising his brief role from the 2009 “Star Trek”). Payne and Patrick McKay, making Clarkson the first woman director to helm a “Star Trek” movie. Clarkson to direct in April 2018 from a script by franchise veterans J.D. So I don’t know.”Ī “Beyond” sequel has been in flux for several years now. I think losing Anton was a huge blow to our little family, and our enthusiasm to do another one might have been affected by that.
“The regimen at the time dropped the ball on the promo of the film. “They didn’t really take advantage of the 50th anniversary,” Pegg says. “Beyond” opened during “Star Trek’s” 50th anniversary year, but Pegg says that was missing from the movie’s marketing plan. “Star Trek Beyond” earned favorable reviews from critics, with many saying director Justin Lin delivered a rebound after Abrams’ divisive “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Pegg says Paramount is partly to blame for “Beyond” underwhelming financially because the studio failed to market the film as effectively as it could have.
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You have to make three times that to make a profit.” “They make maybe $500 million at the most, and to make one now, on the scale they’ve set themselves, is $200 million. “The fact is, ‘Star Trek’ movies don’t make Marvel money,” Pegg told the magazine. Pegg says the “Star Trek” films aren’t earning enough money to guarantee a future. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, and the actor even co-wrote “Beyond” with fellow screenwriter Doug Jung. Pegg has starred as Montgomery Scott (“Scotty”) since J.J. In a recent interview with GamesRadar+ and Total Film, Simon Pegg casts doubt on the future of “Star Trek” as a film franchise.
There hasn’t been a “Star Trek” film since 2016’s “Star Trek Beyond,” which failed to cross the $400 million mark at the worldwide box office. While the “ Star Trek” franchise continues to stir up buzz on television thanks to the CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard,” the fate of the space franchise on the big screen remains an uncertainty.