Regardless of a stacked solid of A-list expertise, a whole trilogy that delivered strong field workplace returns, and no scarcity of fervent demand amongst Trekkies, the inevitable appears to have simply change into official: The so-called Kelvin timeline “Star Trek” motion pictures look like no extra. Sadly, a report signifies that the newly-merged Paramount/Skydance studio has determined to name it quits on these makes an attempt to carry again the solid led by Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl City, Zoe Saldaña, John Cho, and Simon Pegg. The disappointing information comes after years of stalled improvement (and the occasional lukewarm “Star Trek 4” replace) because the final big-screen outing for the franchise got here and went with 2016’s “Star Trek Past.”
Selection buried this little nugget about the way forward for “Star Trek” amid a bigger profile about CEO David Ellison’s intentions for Paramount as an entire, revealing that these of us nonetheless holding out for not less than a fourth theatrical movie within the franchise can lastly start the method of going via the phases of grief. To be completely clear, the studio stays dedicated to extra “Star Trek” within the years forward — each on Paramount+ streaming and the massive display. Nevertheless, these plans apparently will not embrace a reunion and attainable swan tune for the fan-favorite ensemble. In line with the Selection article:
The hope is to have a recent ‘Star Trek’ film, although the studio has moved on from the thought of bringing again Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and the remainder of the ensemble from the J.J. Abrams reboot.
The writing has been on the wall with the Star Trek solid for fairly a while now
Do not cry as a result of it could be over, smile as a result of it occurred … or one thing like that. To be fully truthful, this “Star Trek” twist should not come as a large shock to these of us who’ve been following this story for almost a decade now. As a lot as we needed the Powers That Be to inexperienced mild one other installment of the films, the comparatively underwhelming field workplace efficiency of “Star Trek Past” brought on Paramount to rethink its whole strategy — to the extent that there hasn’t been a single theatrical “Star Trek” launch within the years since. (The final film, the straight-to-streaming “Part 31,” debuted earlier this 12 months to dismal critiques.) Our final vital replace relating to a fourth “Trek” film got here final 12 months, suggesting that one final Kelvin Timeline movie may act as a “remaining chapter” and permit the rebooted solid to sail into the sundown.
That was merely to not be, as we now know, and we’re left to scratch our heads over the way forward for the franchise. The Selection article does not point out the standing of different tasks beforehand recognized to be in improvement, similar to the origin story movie from “Andor” and “Black Mirror” director Toby Haynes. May Paramount be fascinated with one other reboot, changing the final crew with a fair youthful solid of stars on the rise? Will the studio as a substitute focus extra on the tv facet of issues, given the success numerous “Star Trek” exhibits have skilled for the final a number of years? Heck, will David Ellison ring up Quentin Tarantino and provides him one other shot at his personal “Star Trek” pitch?
No matter occurs, not less than now we have some closure on the films that audiences appeared to like, bumps and all.
