Regardless of a stacked forged 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 grow to be official: The so-called Kelvin timeline “Star Trek” films 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 forged 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) for the reason that 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 no 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 large display. Nonetheless, these plans apparently will not embody a reunion and attainable swan tune for the fan-favorite ensemble. In keeping 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 forged for fairly a while now
Do not cry as a result of it is likely to be over, smile as a result of it occurred … or one thing like that. To be completely truthful, this “Star Trek” twist should not come as an enormous shock to these of us who’ve been following this story for almost a decade now. As a lot as we wished the Powers That Be to inexperienced mild one other installment of the films, the comparatively underwhelming field workplace efficiency of “Star Trek Past” induced Paramount to rethink its total method — 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 yr to dismal opinions.) Our final important replace concerning a fourth “Trek” film got here final yr, suggesting that one final Kelvin Timeline movie might act as a “closing chapter” and permit the rebooted forged 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 initiatives beforehand recognized to be in improvement, corresponding to the origin story movie from “Andor” and “Black Mirror” director Toby Haynes. Might Paramount be all in favour of one other reboot, changing the final crew with a good youthful forged of stars on the rise? Will the studio as an alternative focus extra on the tv aspect 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, no less than we’ve got some closure on the films that audiences appeared to like, bumps and all.
