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Roberto Orci died at his home in Los Angeles on February 25, and the tributes remembering the late writer-producer followed.

After reports of Orci’s death due to kidney disease first surfaced, people like Joe Russo, Lucy Lawless, and Rob Liefeld have weighed in.

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless also took to social media to pay tribute to Orci, writing, “Desperately sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. A beautiful, sweet man and outrageously talented. I send my heartfelt condolences to all the many people who loved him.”

Deadpool comic book creator Rob Liefeld said, “Terrible news. Way too young. Enjoyed do much of his work. R.I.P.”

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and 9-1-1 producer Juan Carlos Coto wrote on X, “We lost a great talent.”

Moonlight co-creator Trevor Munson shared on X, “Roberto Orci had recently signed on direct our western based on the life of Joaquin Murrieta.

Star Trek 4 is an idea that may never be. It is supposed to be the next film in the Star Trek Kelvin timeline of films, which also includes Star Trek 2009, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Trek: Beyond. Beyond, the most recent of the films, came out in 2016. It's nearly been nine full years since we've gotten the last film in this theatrical run. Frankly, it's becoming more and more clear we don't need a fourth film in the series.

Would we like a fourth one? Sure. Save for Beyond, I've ultimately found the films to be fun and engaging. Not pure Star Trek, but at a time when we had no new shows it was good enough fodder to hold us over. Yet, as we get further and further away from that era and more and more into the era of streaming, these films no longer have the same appeal.

In the coming months, we hope to hear news about the next two Star Trek films. We're supposed to get two of them and while neither have official names yet, we've been referring to them as Star Trek 4 and Star Trek: Origins. However, both names will likely be changed in time.

The theatrical films have long been a source of enjoyment for fans, with the series producing more good films than bad. Albeit the film franchise is far from perfect. Still, the last three films were successful to a degree, with it peaking financially with Star Trek 2009, only for things to come crashing back down with Star Trek: Beyond. The latest film in the modern franchise was praised for a lot of reasons, but the trailer did seem to turn off a lot of potential fans before the film even came out.

It was one of the worst-performing films of the modern era.

An upcoming Netflix thriller, Apex, is set to bring together new and old Marvel stars Charlize Theron and Eric Bana, along with Carry-On'sTaron Egerton. Apex is “described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs.”

Eric Bana is the latest actor to be added to the Apex cast, as Deadline reports, although his role is not known. The film sees Theron playing a rock climber who finds herself in the terrifying situation of being hunted in the wilderness. Egerton plays the psychopath stalking Theron’s character. The Carry-On star was announced as an Apex cast member in November 2024. Reykjavík, Iceland-born filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur is set to direct the film while the screenplay was written by Jeremy Robbins, whose credits include The Purge television series.

While further details of Apex are in short supply, another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place with the addition of Eric Bana, who will...

Most in Star Trek fandom can agree that Leonard Nimoy’s Tos portrayal of a half Vulcan/half Human is and will remain the singularly quintessential Spock across all mediums and timelines - Kelvin or otherwise. Given Nimoy's Spock in Tos and various Star Trek feature films, the canon continues with other actors performing the daunting task of portraying Spock in feature film reboots and TV series. Actors Zachary Quinto and Ethan Peck have both recreated the iconic Spock role in their respective Star Trek projections and each has a unique take on this enigmatic, logic-driven first officer, with mommy issues.

Zachary Quinto’s Spock takes place in the Kelvin timeline based on the rebooted Star Trek feature films, beginning with “Star Trek” (2009), to “Star Trek Into Darkness” (2013), and “Star Trek Beyond” (2016). Within Star Trek canon, Spock is a half-human Vulcan struggling with suppressing his human emotions over logic, reason,...

Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) joined Starfleet on a dare, and he won that dare by the end of Star Trek (2009). Director J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek: The Original Series and recast its iconic characters with younger faces like Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock. Set in the alternate Kelvin timeline, Star Trek (2009) launched Kirk, Spock, and the crew of the USS Enterprise on a mission to stop the Romulan time-traveling villain Nero (Eric Bana) from destroying the United Federation of Planets.

Star Trek (2009) was a new origin of how James T. Kirk became Captain of the Enterprise. But first, Kirk had to join Starfleet. In this parallel Star Trek timeline, Jim grew up without a father. Lieutenant George Kirk (Chris Hemsworth) sacrificed himself to save the USS Kelvin's crew from Nero. After a bar fight with a group of Starfleet Cadets, Jim Kirk was encouraged...

Star Trek never showed the full aftermath of one of the franchise's greatest tragedies that profoundly affected Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). Although there have been several major disasters throughout Star Trek's vast timeline, few cataclysmic events were as devastating as the Romulan supernova that took place in 2387. Starfleet mounted a massive rescue effort upon learning of the supernova, but the rescue armada was mostly destroyed when rogue synths attacked the Utopia Planitia shipyards on Mars. Starfleet then called off the rescue effort and went on the defensive.

Introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series, the Romulans have long been enemies of the United Federation of Planets, and the devastating Romulan supernova altered the balance of power in Star Trek's galaxy. A disaster like this should have affected everyone in the Beta Quadrant, the Federation, and neighboring star systems, but the Romulan supernova...

Star Trek needs to avoid the current trend in Hollywood by remaking anything. Too often we see stories get rebooted, retconned, or otherwise restarted just to continue a successful franchise. The most recent series, and one that I won't deny I'm very interested in, is the Dexter reboot. With a firm conclusion in Dexter: New Blood, a new series is in the works that rejects the ending of New Blood.

This new sequel series will go hand in hand with a new prequel series. I'm quite excited about it and hopefully, it does things the right way. It's something that Star Trek can't really do and needs to avoid doing. Thankfully, Star Trek hasn't done the reboot idea much, they're always one bad year creatively from going into the typical cesspool that is content reboots.

While it's fair to claim that the universe that started with Star Trek 2009 is...

Star Trek (2009) set Lt. Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana) and Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) on an altered career trajectory where they almost end up switching starships. Director J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot successfully recast the iconic characters from Star Trek: The Original Series with younger actors. Set in the alternate Kelvin timeline, Star Trek (2009)'s characters lived different lives than in Star Trek's Prime timeline, including how they all met and became the crew of the USS Enterprise.

Star Trek (2009)'s Kelvin timeline was created by Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan time traveler seeking revenge on Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the United Federation of Planets. Nero implemented his plan to annihilate the Federation in 2258, destroying a Klingon moon and armada with his massive 24th-century starship, the Narada. While a Cadet at Starfleet Academy, Uhura decoded a Klingon distress call. During James T. Kirk's hearing for cheating on the Kobayashi Maru no-win scenario,...

Star Trek 2009 saw Uhura [Zoe Saldana] and Spock [Zachary Quinto] in a romantic relationship. While some fans didn't like the pairing, others liked that the chemistry first shown in Star Trek: The Original Series between Leonard Nimoy and Nichelle Nichols was at last given an outlet. Of course, Saldana and Quinto didn't have the same type of connection as their predecessors, but they seemed to make the relationship work...until it didn't.

Now, Saldana wants to know what will happen with her character and Quinto's if Star Trek 4 does get made. As she told Variety [via Trekmovie], "it just makes sense to see what is the next step in their relationship." Though the two parted ways with Uhura attempting to return the amulet Spock had given her, there is still plenty by way of storyline for the future of this couple. Saldana also wants to know how the couple will work together in the future.

One of the biggest questions around Star Trek 4, aside from whether or not it'll get made, is 'who is going to be in it?'. We know that the surviving main cast will be present, assuming it gets made. Yet, beyond them, we're not sure. There are a lot of characters that we've met over the last few years that we'd like to see return to some degree.

There's Gaila from Star Trek 2009, Carol Marcus from Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Jaylah from Star Trek: Beyond. Not to mention side characters like Keenser, rumored characters like George Kirk, and characters played by rising stars like Navigation Officer Darwin (played by Aisha Hinds).

There are plenty of names to pull from, so much so that bringing in some new character from the original series for the sake of it seems pointless. Dare we say even a bit gauche? We...

The Orions are arguably one of the more difficult aliens in the Star Trek canon to get a handle on. Originally they were depicted in line with other alien races of the era across sci-fi. A group of aliens who used members of their own race to entice others. In the original series, they became known as the "Orion slave girls".

In Star Trek: Enterprise, it was shown that the Orion women were far more capable and not always the victims. In Star Trek 2009, and Star Trek: Lower Decks, we know some Orions were part of Starfleet. In fact, they further expanded on the aliens and further explored more of their history.

Namely that they were pirates who did awful things to people, including, but not limited to slave trading. Enterprise really tried to flip the script on the race and Lower Decks added some much-needed levity to them.

Captain James T. Kirk and Lieutenant Nyota Uhura met the same way in two different Star Trek universes. Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) voyage through the stars together for decades in Star Trek: The Original Series and the first six Star Trek movies. J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009) depicted how James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana) met in the alternate Kelvin timeline.

14 years after Star Trek (2009), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 finally depicted the first meeting between Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) and Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) in Star Trek's Prime timeline. Strange New Worlds is a canonical prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series where Wesley and Gooding play the younger visions of the Kirk and Uhura originated by William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols. However, Tos and J.J. Abrams' Star Trek's first meetings between...

Each week that goes by it seemingly becomes less likely that we'll see a fourth film in the Kelvin timeline of films. Starting in 2009, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldana teamed up with a host of other dynamic talents to help create a riveting take on Star Trek. While some aspects have not aged well, namely those stupid lens flares, the film is still largely liked by the fandom.

Following installations (Into Darkness and Beyond) were less celebrated, but still had its supporters. The decreasing return on revenue for each film, however, caused the film franchise to go cold. With the rise of CBS All-Access and subsequently Paramount+, the focus went from making shorter films to longer-form series. The idea is that fans will stick around longer for a 12-part series than they would for a 90-minute film.

It more or less worked for many, but despite Star Trek being CBS's biggest franchise,...

A few days ago, Paramount once again yanked the classic Star Trek films from Pararmount+ with no warning or explanation given. It is the umpteenth time that Paramount has made the bone-headed decision to break up the Star Trek collection; arguably one of the core selling points aside from the NFL, for fans to invest in Paramount+.

The removal has once again been met with groans from the fandom, who recognize this as a serious mismanagement of the Star Trek intellectual property (IP). It's also just another moment in time that fans can look to, put a pin on, and cite as a reason why they're losing faith in Paramount. With pending new ownership coming in, the hope is that the Skydance crew can stabilize the brand and get things back on course, but there is concern that there is no more goodwill left for the Paramount brand by the Star Trek faithful.

Star Trek 2009 had a pretty awesome cast. Brought together to tell more stories of the original USS Enterprise, the cast did a great job resembling the original group from 1966. The crew looked, felt, and expanded the roles that so many iconic actors and actresses took up before them. While some couldn't get past Zachary Quinto as Spock or Chris Pine as James Kirk, a lot of fans were very fond of their performances.

Ourselves included. Yet, one name that was left off of the cast and crew was former X-Men star James McAvoy. The man who would play a young Charles Xavier was set to join the cast in an unnamed role but would end up turning the part down. It's unsure what the role was, but fair chance it was that of a Romulan.

Since he turned it down, fans of Star Trek are now pitching him for...

James McAvoy could have joined the cast of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009), but as whom? Abrams successfully rebooted the dormant Star Trek movie franchise, recasting Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the iconic crew of the Starship Enterprise with a new, younger cast led by Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. Star Trek (2009) proved audiences would accept different actors playing Star Trek: The Original Series' characters, and Abrams' first Star Trek would become the highest-grossing Star Trek movie and spawn two sequels.

Star Trek (2009)'s cast is one of the reasons it was a hit with audiences. Without doing an impression of William Shatner impression, Chris Pine captured Captain Kirk's risk-taking essence and innate heroism. Zachary Quinto embodied Spock's buried volatility, which was even more impressive since he acted opposite the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy. Karl Urban perfectly conveyed Dr. Leonard McCoy's irascible nature, Zoe Saldana charmingly revamped Lt.

The long delay and doubt regarding the production and release of Star Trek 4 is a direct result of the biggest change in J.J. Abrams' reboot movies. Since 2016's premiere of Star Trek: Beyond, fans have been waiting for the release of its elusive sequel. After bouncing around different directors and writers, Star Trek 4's future is still unknown. With numerous reasons why the film has been delayed, it's easy to wonder why the success of J.J. Abrams' first three reboot films, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond, wasn't enough to ensure the production of another movie.

Since Star Trek: The Motion Picture, every Star Trek movie has relied on existing TV series to derive movie-worthy casts and stories. Star Trek: The Original Series' cast produced 6 films, and Star Trek: The Next Generation continued its stories with 4 Tng movies. Other than featuring the...

Despite being one of the oldest characters in Star Trek history, Captain Christopher Pike wasn't really a compelling character until Anson Mount took the role in Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery. Even then, it has taken Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Pike to really come into his own as a likable, inspirational lead character. Part of this is because he's not exactly like previous versions of Pike.

Captain Pike first appeared in the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage." Portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter, this Pike was irritable and brooding. He was not only isolated from his crew but openly adversarial with various members. While "The Cage" is an interesting episode overall, it is reasonable to say that this Captain Pike is not really all that fun to watch.

Of course, various elements of "The Cage" got repurposed into the 2-part Original Series episode "The Menagerie." This offered a...

Exclusive: The Disney+ and Hulu Korean spy drama Tempest has added John Cho (Star Trek), Christopher Gorham (The Lincoln Lawyer), Alicia Hannah-Kim (Cobra Kai) and Jacob Bertrand (Cobra Kai) to its cast, Deadline has learned. They join the previously announced leads Gianna Jun and Gang Dongwon.

Disney+ and Hulu tease “assassinations, political games, conspiracies and spies will collide” in 2025 when Tempest premieres in the United States. Production is currently underway in Seoul.

From writer Chung Seokyung, Tempest follows Seo Munju (Gianna Jun), a highly accomplished diplomat and former ambassador to the United States, and Sanho (Gang Dongwon), an international special agent shrouded in a veil of secrets, as they race to uncover the truth behind an attack that threatens the future stability of the Korean peninsula.

Details regarding who Cho, Gorham, Hannah-Kim and Bertrand will portray are under wraps.

Tempest is directed by Kim Heewon and co-directed by Korean martial arts director Heo Myunghaeng (The Outlaws 4). The series is produced by Imaginus, Showrunners, Studio AA and Action School.

Cho can next be seen in the upcoming sci-fi horror film Afraid opposite Katherine Waterston which opens on August 30. He is best known for his portrayal of Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek (2009) and its two sequels Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016) and Harold Lee in the Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg hit comedy Harold & Kumar franchise led by Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). His recent credits include HBO’s The Sympathizer, The Afterparty for Apple TV+, Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop and Fox’s The Exorcist for TV. His film credits include Don’t Make Me Go (2022), The Grudge (2019) and The Graduates, which he also executive produced.

The Tempest reunites Cho and Gorham, who starred in the ABC series Ugly Betty.

Gorham most recently starred in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer. Before that, he had series regular roles in Netflix’s Insatiable, USA’s Covert Affairs and The WB’s Popular. He is best known for his portrayal of Henry Grubstick in Ugly Betty opposite America Ferrera.

Hannah-Kim most recently starred as Sensei Kim Da-eun in seasons 5 and 6 of Cobra Kai, a continuation of The Karate Kid story starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. Hannah-Kim co-starred in the drama series alongside Bertrand. Cobra Kai was No. 1 on TV globally in its debut week on Netflix with nearly 15M views. Since then, its viewership doubled its viewership for Season 6A. Before that, she recurred in Max’s Minx.

Bertrand is currently starring in Netflix’s Cobra Kai as Eli “Hawk” Moskowitz, a role he’s portrayed across the show’s six seasons. His prior credits include lead roles in Max’s Batwheels, Disney Channel’s The Swap and for Nickelodeon, Jinxed and Marvin Marvin.

Anson Mount is currently making Trekkies swoon in his role as Captain Christopher Pike on "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." Before him, though, there was Jeffrey Hunter and Bruce Greenwood (who played Pike in the two J.J Abrams-directed "Star Trek" films).

"Star Trek" cleverly canonized "The Cage" by reintroducing Pike as Jim Kirk's (William Shatner) predecessor as captain of the Enterprise. The 2009 "Star Trek" film (an alternate timeline origin story for the original series) took that a step further and featured Pike as Kirk's mentor. His first scene is him pushing Kirk to sign up for Starfleet.

In that role of a fatherly commanding officer, Greenwood was perfectly cast. He's an authoritative and personable screen presence, one who can even make a death merchant like opioid king Roderick Usher on "The Fall of the House of Usher" charming. With his strong but soothing voice, it makes sense that...

Robert Pine appeared in Star Trek before his son Chris Pine, playing two characters in different series. Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise both featured appearances by Robert Pine, showcasing his range as an actor. Chris Pine's desire to return as Captain Kirk mirrors his father's continued involvement in the franchise.

Robert Pine played two different characters in Star Trek long before his son, Chris Pine, was cast as Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' franchise reboot. Best known for playing Sgt. Joseph Getraer in CHiPs, Robert Pine has appeared in a host of iconic TV shows from the 1960s right up to the 2020s. While Robert Pine appeared in the franchise after becoming a household name, his son Chris Pine's breakthrough role was leading the cast of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movie as Captain James T. Kirk.

Although he started out as an actor at...

Zoe Saldana revitalized the character of Lieutenant Uhura in the Star Trek reboot, giving her a backstory and a first name. Saldana's strong-willed portrayal of Uhura made her a fan favorite, and her roles in popular franchises like Avatar and Guardians of the Galaxy have made her one of Hollywood's highest-grossing actresses. Despite controversy over the romance subplot between Uhura and Spock, Saldana would be open to reprising her role in a potential Star Trek 4.

Star Trek 2009 was J.J. Abrams' foray into the Star Trek franchise that introduced younger faces as familiar characters, and Zoe Saldana reclaimed the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura for all three reboot films. Before Star Trek 2009, Lieutenant Uhura had been played by Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek: The Original Series and the subsequent Star Trek films. Celia Rose Gooding portrays the young Ensign Uhura of the Prime Universe in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,...

Auditioning for J.J. Abrams was fun for Chris Pine. Acting with a capital A, talking phasers and battleships. Pine initially didn't think he was good enough for Star Trek. J.J. Abrams made the audition fun and reactive. Playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek launched Pine's career to new heights, leading to other major roles in Hollywood.

Chris Pine fondly recalls his audition with J.J. Abrams to become Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek (2009). Pine became the first actor besides WIlliam Shatner to play the iconic Captain of the Starship Enterprise, a role he reprised in two sequels, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016's Star Trek Beyond. Star Trek launched Pine's career to another level. Chris went on to star in Wonder Woman, Hell or High Water, Dungeons and Dragons, and Pine is now the co-writer and director of the new film, Poolman.

In an interview with...

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009 rejuvenated the franchise with a new timeline, dynamic characters, and high-stakes action. Nero's vengeful plan to destroy Earth stemmed from Romulus' destruction, leading to Kirk and Spock's heroic battle against him. Kirk's journey to becoming Captain of the USS Enterprise was marked by ambition, friendship, and the will to save Earth.

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009 movie didn't just end with the crew of the USS Enterprise saving the Earth, but it also breathed new life and energy into the dormant Star Trek franchise, setting up not just more feature films but also the new TV series on Paramount+. Set in the alternate Kelvin Timeline created by a Romulan time traveler named Nero (Eric Bana), Star Trek is an origin story of how James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) became Captain of the USS Enterprise and forged his eternal friendship with Spock (Zachary Quinto...

The Kelvin timeline by J.J. Abrams was a better Star Trek reboot option than Erik Jendresen's war movie, appealing to wider audiences. Jendresen's darker and grittier take on Star Trek in "The Beginning" may not have resonated well with fans of the franchise. J.J. Abrams' vibrant and adventurous reboot in 2009 brought back the fun needed for the revitalization of the Star Trek franchise in theaters.

Of the two Star Trek reboot options, J.J. Abrams' Kelvin timeline was a better option than Erik Jendresen's Starfleet war movie. In 2006, following the cancelation of Star Trek: Enterprise, and the poor box office performance of Star Trek: Nemesis, Paramount were keen to revive the franchise's fortunes in movie theaters. The studio commissioned a script, provisionally titled Star Trek: The Beginning, from Erik Jendresen, who had been a writer on Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' acclaimed World War 2 miniseries, Band of Brothers.

Paramount confirmed Untitled Star Trek Origin Movie by director Toby Haynes will release in 2025. The film may not focus on Starship Enterprise as it's set decades before J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009). Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the only Star Trek movie that isn't set aboard the USS Enterprise.

The upcoming Untitled Star Trek Origin Movie could do something only one other Star Trek movie has done. At Cinema Con 2024, Paramount Studios confirmed the Star Trek origin film that had previously been rumored, and revealed that it was slated for a 2025 release. Not to be confused with Star Trek 4, the presumed sequel to 2016's Star Trek Beyond, the Untitled Star Trek Origin Movie will take place decades before J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek film. Toby Haynes, who directed Black Mirror's Star Trek-inspired episode, "USS Callister," will direct the film, based on a screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith.

Chris Pine admits needing to tone down his William Shatner-style acting in Star Trek (2009) to make the role his own. J.J. Abrams directed Pine to embody Captain Kirk with "less Shatner" to avoid mimicking the original actor too closely. Pine acknowledges the challenge of balancing homage to William Shatner's Kirk while also bringing his own flair to the character.

Chris Pine reveals J.J. Abrams' biggest direction when filming Star Trek (2009) was "less Shatner." Pine took over the role of Captain James T. Kirk in Abrams' rebooted Star Trek movie trilogy, which includes 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016's Star Trek Beyond. To play Kirk, Pine researched William Shatner's iconic performances as the original Captain Kirk, and he may have adopted too many "Shatnerisms" at the onset of Star Trek (2009).

Chris Pine appeared on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! podcast to promote Poolman, a new film he wrote and directed.

Paramount Pictures announces new Star Trek movie for 2025, directed by Toby Haynes and written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Chris Pine-led Star Trek 4 remains in development, while the new film is an origin story set decades before Abrams' 2009 movie. Alongside the Star Trek origin movie, Paramount reveals a packed slate of exciting films for 2025-26 at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

Paramount Pictures officially announces the next Star Trek movie, which is scheduled to arrive in theaters in 2025. As reported in January, the next Star Trek movie isn't the long-delayed, Chris Pine-led Star Trek 4 produced by J.J. Abrams, which remains in development at Paramount. Rather, the next Star Trek movie is an origin story directed by Toby Haynes (Star Wars: Andor) and written by Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter).

Screen Rant's Rob Keyes (@rob_keyes) is at CinemaCon in Las Vegas where Paramount Pictures confirmed the next Star Trek movie,...

It has been 8 years since the last Star Trek movie, Star Trek Beyond, graced the big screen. Ever since, while there have been several TV shows and more on the way, the futuristic space franchise has not returned to the big screen despite the announcement of a sequel before the release of the third movie.

A still from Star Trek Beyond

Its loyal and huge fanbase has thus been eagerly waiting, hoping to see the cast of the rebooted saga once again. While negotiations with actors and writers have been broken several times before, the inclusion of Steve Yockey as the new screenwriter has created a significant buzz. And Paramount still hopes that the sequel to Beyond will be the last film of the rebooted movie series featuring its original cast.

Star Trek 4 Gets a New Screenwriter, Again!

Steve Yockey is Star Trek 4’s new screenwriter (Image: Instagram...

James T. Kirk was the youngest Captain in Starfleet, rising fast in both timelines. Kirk went from Cadet to Lieutenant to full Captain in Star Trek 2009's Kelvin Timeline. Chris Pine's Kirk became Captain of the Enterprise at just 25 years old.

Star Trek's James T. Kirk was a young man when he became Captain of the USS Enterprise, but in the Kelvin Timeline of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies, Kirk gets his promotion a lot faster than he does in Star Trek's Prime Timeline. Introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series in 1966, William Shatner portrayed the original Captain James T. Kirk, who was the hero of Star Trek: Tos for 3 seasons before he starred in 7 Star Trek movies from 1979-1994. Chris Pine took over the role of Captain Kirk in Abrams' reboot films, which resulted in a successful Star Trek trilogy from 2009-2016.

In the annals of Starfleet,...

Destruction of USS Enterprise is a common theme in Star Trek movies for big screen spectacle. Some films managed to thrill without destroying Enterprise, becoming franchise hits. The USS Enterprise in Star Trek IV, V, Insurrection, and Star Trek 2009 remains mostly intact, avoiding destruction.

The starship Enterprise avoided destruction in only five out of the thirteen Star Trek movies. Both the USS Enterprise commanded by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the USS Enterprise-d, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) were completely destroyed in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek Generations. However, six more Star Trek movies have doled out considerable amounts of destruction to the cinematic versions of the starship Enterprise. The events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan left the USS Enterprise in need of serious repairs, while Star Trek: First Contact saw the USS Enterprise-e half assimilated by the Borg Collective.

Star Trek (2009) relaunched the franchise with a diverse cast and explored an alternate timeline split from the main timeline. Chris Pine played James T. Kirk, who goes from cadet to captain of the USS Enterprise and saves Earth from destruction. The cast also includes Zachary Quinto as Spock, Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime, Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy, and Zoe Saldana as Uhura.

Star Trek (2009) helped relaunch the Star Trek franchise in the modern era and re-imagined the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise with a diverse cast of new faces. Directed by J.J. Abrams, Star Trek (2009) was the first franchise project produced after the cancelation of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005, and the 11th Star Trek movie overall. Star Trek (2009) was followed by two sequels, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016's Star Trek Beyond, with a third sequel still in the works...

Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock's friendship in Star Trek (2009) was inspired by the bond between John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles. The personal tragedies experienced by Kirk and Spock in the alternate timeline strengthened their connection, just as Lennon and McCartney were brought together by their shared hardships. Kirk is likened to McCartney, the optimist who stays positive, while Spock is compared to Lennon, who embraces a more fatalistic perspective due to his logical nature.

The friendship between Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009) was modeled after The Beatles' John Lennon and Paul McCartney, according to co-writer Roberto Orci. Pine and Quinto, along with the cast of Star Trek (2009), proved that younger actors could embody the iconic characters originally played by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series. Pine's Kirk...

A new Star Trek origin movie set "decades before" the Chris Pine movies could potentially explore the Earth-Romulan War, providing new information to fans of the franchise. Another possibility for the new movie is to focus on the USS Kelvin and the life of George Kirk, shedding light on Kirk's family history and ending where Star Trek (2009) began. A Captain Pike origin story could feature an early version of the character from the Kelvin timeline, exploring his conflicting views on the response to the USS Kelvin's destruction.

A new Star Trek origin movie has been announced by Paramount, set "decades before" the Chris Pine movies, but what story could it tell? It's unclear at this stage if the new Star Trek origin movie is set before or after the divergence in the timeline caused by the destruction of the USS Kelvin. While a Star Trek movie set in the early...

As Star Trek fans, we may quibble about certain aspects of the franchise. We all have our opinions about the best captain or the general ethos of the show. But we can all agree on one thing: Star Trek is about boldly going where no one has gone before. It’s right there at the start of the show!

And yet, for whatever reason, Trek producers seem obsessed with going backwards, excavating the years before the adventures of Kirk and Spock on The Original Series. First we got Star Trek: Enterprise in 2001, then the J.J. Abrams reboot in 2009, then Discovery in 2017, and again with the spin-off Strange New Worlds. In fact, until Discovery jumped ahead 900 years at the end of the second season, the franchise had not moved the timeline past 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis.

Unfortunately, it seems like Paramount is ready to look to the past once again. The...

Paramount Pictures is developing a new Star Trek movie set "decades before" J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009, which will serve as an origin story for the franchise. Previous attempts to make Star Trek 4 have not been successful, but it is still in "active development" as the final chapter of Abrams' Star Trek saga starring Chris Pine. The Star Trek brand and I.P. have been thriving on Paramount+ with successful TV series like Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek Strange New Worlds, as well as the upcoming made-for-streaming movie Star Trek: Section 31.

A new Star Trek movie set "decades before" J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009 is reportedly in development at Paramount Pictures. Star Trek Beyond in 2016 was the last time a Star Trek movie hit theaters, and multiple attempts to develop Star Trek 4 produced by J.J. Abrams have failed to lift off. Meanwhile,...

Leonard Nimoy's approach to playing Spock changed due to the character's personal evolution and the introduction of Zachary Quinto's younger version. Star Trek 2009 showcases a broad spectrum of Spock's character, with Nimoy feeling comfortable and personally connected to the role. Spock Prime, played by Nimoy, becomes a tragic figure in the alternate Kelvin Timeline, never returning to his proper universe and eventually dying on New Vulcan.

Leonard Nimoy explains his different approach to playing Spock in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009. Prior to Nimoy donning Spock's Vulcan ears in Abrams' Star Trek reboot movie, the last time the legendary actor played his Vulcan alter ego was in 1991 when Spock appeared in both Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Unification" two-parter and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Nimoy played Spock about 80 years apart in Star Trek VI and Tng, but Star Trek 2009 called for a...

Eric Bana, known for his role as Nero in Star Trek (2009), has had a successful movie career with both leading and supporting roles. Since Star Trek (2009), Bana has starred in various films, including The Time Traveler's Wife, Hanna, The Finest Hours, and The Dry, showcasing his acting range and growth in the industry. Bana's portrayal of Nero in Star Trek established him as one of the franchise's most intense and vicious villains, with lasting effects on the universe.

Award-winning actor Eric Bana starred as Nero, the revenge-driven Romulan from the future in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009). At the time of casting, Bana was an already-recognizable actor and earned a range of award nominations for his revenging Romulan role. Bana began his career with comedy sketch shows on Australian television, making his 1997 movie debut in The Castle. Establishing his name with roles in Black Hawk Down, Hulk, Troy, Munich, Lucky You,...

In Star Trek Into Darkness, Spock's decision to seek outside help to defeat Khan was necessary because the young Enterprise crew was outmatched by Khan's superior intellect and physical strength. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds depicts the years of experience and growth that Kirk, Spock, and Uhura gain serving under Captain Pike, showing why they would be better equipped to face Khan in the future. The Kelvin Timeline Enterprise crew's achievement in defeating Khan is all the more impressive due to their relative inexperience, showcasing their ability to overcome obstacles and save the day.

The crew of the USS Enterprise had to cheat to beat Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch) in Star Trek Into Darkness, but Star Trek: Strange New Worlds shows why asking for outside help to beat Khan was necessary. Strange New Worlds season 2 featured the historic first meeting of Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley), Lt. Spock...

Characters like Number One, Nurse Christine Chapel, and Dr. Joseph M'Benga from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds may or may not exist in J.J. Abrams' alternate Kelvin Timeline. Lt. Sam Kirk, Lt. LA'an Noonien-Singh, Lt. Erica Ortegas, and T'Pring would have different lives and experiences in the Kelvin Timeline compared to Strange New Worlds. Captain Marie Batel, Admiral Robert April, Lt. Hemmer, and Commander Pelia exist in Strange New Worlds but their presence in the Kelvin Timeline is uncertain and not mentioned in Abrams' Star Trek movies.

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies take place at the same time as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but do some of the show's characters exist in the alternate Kelvin Timeline? Abrams' Star Trek trilogy tells how a parallel reality version of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) became Captain and assembled the crew of the USS Enterprise. Strange New Worlds and Abrams'...

Spock met an alternate version of himself in Star Trek: The Animated Series, where a giant clone of him was created to bring peace to the galaxy. In contrast to Kirk's fights with his doppelgangers, Spock approaches meeting his double with curiosity and willingness to work together. The older Spock offers advice to his younger self in Star Trek (2009), emphasizing the importance of doing what feels right rather than solely relying on logic.

Two different versions of Spock came face to face in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009), but that was not the first time Spock (Leonard Nimoy) had met his own doppelganger. In Star Trek: The Original Series and its subsequent films, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) met alternate versions of himself on multiple occasions. Some viewers may incorrectly assume that the first time two Spocks meet is in Star Trek (2009) when Zachary Quinto's Spock meets the...

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies changed Zachary Quinto's Spock to make him more relatable to average moviegoers, with a deeper emotional character arc. Spock and Uhura's relationship faced challenges in the rebooted Star Trek films, ultimately leading to their breakup but remaining close friends. Quinto's Spock in the Kelvin Timeline experienced the destruction of his Vulcan homeworld and the death of his mother, impacting him deeply and fueling his struggles with emotions.

J.J. Abrams' rebooted Star Trek movies made huge changes to Zachary Quinto's Spock. Abrams' Star Trek movies take place in the alternate reality Kelvin Timeline so they could introduce a new audience to the characters of Star Trek without being bound to the established canon of the Prime Timeline. Besides Zachary Quinto's Spock, Chris Pine's Captain James T. Kirk and Zoe Saldaña's Lt. Nyota Uhura were also notably different from the familiar versions...

Star Trek 4 has faced numerous delays and obstacles, leading to skepticism among fans about its actual release. Writer-director Lindsey Anderson Beer confirms that the project is still in progress but acknowledges the challenges and her love for everyone involved. Fans express their doubts and jokes about the uncertainty surrounding Star Trek 4, comparing it to mythical creatures and emphasizing the need to see it in theaters to believe it.

A new report that Star Trek 4 is "still on the tracks" to happen has drawn a wave of understandable skepticism from Star Trek fans online. 7 years after Star Trek Beyond left theaters, the long-rumored fourth Star Trek movie produced by J.J. Abrams has resulted in nothing more than false starts, a 2023 release date announced and rescinded by Paramount, and big-name filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Noah Hawley, S.J. Clarkson, and Matt Shakman becoming attached to Star Trek 4 before...

The post-9/11 world was rough on "Star Trek." The not-super-popular "Star Trek: Enterprise" debuted on September 26, 2001, and the world wasn't in the mood. The U.S. president at the time, George W. Bush, began to affect violent, revenge-forward rhetoric, and many U.S. citizens were in a bitter, wounded mindset. While some may say that the utopian future of "Trek" was needed at that time, one can see how its idealism felt out of place. "Star Trek" would have us reaching out to our enemies and solving problems through diplomacy. That suggested course of action didn't sit well with a nation itching to enact justice. It's no wonder films like "The Avengers" took off in the post-9/11 milieu; the Avengers avenge the destruction of our cities. Diplomacy was out, freelance super-powered military mercs were in.

So when "Enterprise" was canceled in 2005 after four seasons, it seemed that "Star Trek" was at an end.

Lt. Kirk and Commander Seven of Nine both have unique journeys to becoming Captains of the USS Enterprise, a newer kind of macro story in Star Trek. J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009 movie explores Kirk's rise from Starfleet Cadet to Acting Captain of the Enterprise, a story not replicated in the TV series. The recent era of Star Trek focuses on telling the story of how Captains earn their commands, a departure from the traditional fully formed Captain introductions.

Star Trek's James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) and Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) don't have many similarities on the surface, but they share one important story in common. On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Lt. Kirk was just promoted to First Officer of the USS Farragut en route to his destiny to become Captain of the USS Enterprise. Star Trek: Picard season 3 ended with Commander Seven of Nine's rise to Captain of the USS Enterpise-g.

Where to Watch Powered by Star Trek 4 has faced numerous delays and struggles in getting off the ground, leaving its future uncertain. The underperformance of Star Trek Beyond and changes in creative direction have hindered the film's progress. The cast members, including Zachary Quinto, are open to returning for Star Trek 4 but are also content with the success of the existing Paramount+ shows.

Zachary Quinto offers a disappointing update on Star Trek 4, the long-delayed fourth installment of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot saga set in the alternate Kelvin timeline. Paramount Pictures had previously set a December 2023 release date for Star Trek 4, alternatively, the 14th overall film in the Star Trek movie franchise, but director Matt Shakman departed the project in 2022. Star Trek 4 has been stuck in development hell in the 7+ years since Star Trek Beyond was released in theaters in the summer of 2016.

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The Romulan supernova, depicted in Star Trek 2009, proves to be a threat to the entire galaxy, with catastrophic results for the Romulans. Star Trek: Countdown explores the wider implications of the supernova, revealing that it was triggered by another supernova and set off a chain reaction. While Spock is successful in stopping the supernova's destructive force from spreading, the Romulans are left scattered and the face of the Star Trek universe is forever changed.

The Romulan supernova, which served as a catalyst for the plot of JJ Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek film, was a major event in the Star Trek galaxy, but now Idw Publishing's Star Trek: Countdown miniseries is making the true extent of the cosmic tragedy clear, as it proves to be a threat to the entire galaxy at large.

Star Trek: Countdown #3 – written by Mike Johnson and Tim Jones, from a story by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman,...

With the introduction of James T. Kirk on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the show has the opportunity to bring back the important women in his life, including his mother Winona and his estranged love interest Dr. Carol Marcus. Strange New Worlds has a clean slate to work with in developing the characters of James and Lt. Sam Kirk's mother, Winona Kirk, as little is known about her. It would be plausible for Carol Marcus to make an appearance in Strange New Worlds, as it takes place around the same time as when she and James became involved. Fans would love to see how their relationship first began.

Now that James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) has been properly introduced on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the show has the opportunity to reveal two of the most important women in his life - his mother, Winona, and his future flame,...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 6 - "Lost in Translation"

George Kirk's presence in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds highlights his significant impact on both James and Sam Kirk in the Prime Timeline, unlike in the alternate Kelvin Timeline. The tension between James and Sam is rooted in their father's favoritism, as James follows closely in George's footsteps, while Sam chose a different career path in Starfleet. George Kirk's legacy in the Prime Timeline is larger than his death in the 2009 Star Trek film, as he lives to see James become Captain of the Enterprise, and his influence shapes the Kirk brothers' destinies.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds gave the father of Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) and Lt. Sam Kirk (Dan Jeannotte) an even greater importance than his death in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009 movie. George Kirk is name-dropped by the Kirk...