Paramount Reportedly Working To Get ‘Star Trek 4’ Into Pre-Production “Quickly” –
Paramount Reportedly Working To Get ‘Star Trek 4’ Into Pre-Production “Quickly”
We have another update on the next Star Trek feature film from Paramount Pictures. It’s been over seven years since Star Trek Beyond, and there have been a number of starts and stops since. However, the studio is apparently planning to get the project moving forward again. There is also an update on how J.J. Abrams has shaped the story for the film.
Paramount looking to fine-tune Trek feature
The sudden focus on the next Star Trek movie is largely the result of the end of the WGA strike. Hollywood management is eager to get projects moving again in order to deliver new shows and movies at a rushed pace. A post-WGA-strike article by Variety breaking down how the different studios are moving forward calls out the next Trek feature at Paramount as an example:
Several big movie projects could see preproduction resume quickly. Paramount is hoping to have writers fine-tuning scripts for its planned reboot of “Star Trek” and its adaptation of Tom Clancy’s “Rainbow Six.”
In early 2022 when Paramount and producer J.J. Abrams announced they were moving forward with Star Trek 4 for an originally planned Christmas 2023 release, the latest draft for the movie was penned by Josh Friedman (Avatar 2) and Cameron Squires (WandaVision), based on earlier drafts by Lindsey Anderson Beer (Pet Semetary: Bloodlines) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel). It’s unknown if Friedman and Squires are doing the 2023 “fine-tuning.”
Based on an idea from J.J. Abrams
Having recently given encouraging words that the sequel to Star Trek Beyond is still in the works, original co-writer Lindsey Anderson Beer (who left the project to write and direct Pet Semetary: Bloodlines for Paramount+) has another update. When asked by ComicBook.com what her version of the movie might have looked like, Beer revealed that the basis for the story came directly from J.J. Abrams:
“I wrote a couple drafts of that before I had to leave for Pet Sematary. And it was originally, the seed of the idea came from J.J. himself, who’s such a creatively generous person, and it was amazing collaborating with him…”
Earlier this year, Abrams talked up this idea, now known to be his own. He told Esquire:
“I will say it’s the first time that we have a story that feels as compelling as the first one [2009’s Star Trek].”
Lindsey Anderson Beer credits J.J. Abrams with the basis for her screenplay
Despite considerable delays and an unclear path forward, fan support for the Kelvin-era movies remains strong, albeit not universal. The cast remains committed to reprising their roles if and when the movie is ready to shoot. All eyes look back to Paramount to see if a director and script can be lined up or if other projects will continue to get priority over Star Trek.
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