Beloved actor Chris Pine had been the face of modern era of “Star Trek” after director J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures cast him as the young version of James T. Kirk, the future captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, but since the release of “Star Trek Beyond” has struggled to see the studio put together a fourth installment after they couldn’t settle on contracts for the returning cast.
More recently, Paramount tapped the “Game Night” creative duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to write/direct what they’re calling a franchise reboot, moving on from the Abrams era (referred to as the Kelvin timeline) and expected from the established group of actors, such as Pine. The pair had worked with Pine on the fantasy comedy film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” but Pine doesn’t have any insider information to share, but has some choice words to share for the new team.
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While speaking with Variety Studio (via the fine folks at TrekMovie) at the Sundance Film Festival to promote his new movie “Carousel,” Pine said of his knowledge of the new “Trek” film, “You probably know more than I do.” Adding his advice to the new stewards of the franchise (after Skydance merged with Paramount last year), “Have fun. Good luck. Live long and prosper.”
This comes after Paramount spent years and plenty of cash developing a slew of various iterations of new “Star Trek” films that really went nowhere. Some of the creatives enlisted for previous attempts included Matt Shakman (“The Fantastic Four: First Steps”), Noah Hawley (“Alien: Earth”), and Quentin Tarantino (who was developing a standalone with help from “The Revenant” screenwriter Mark L. Smith).
With that said, we’ll have to wait to see if Goldstein and Daley can get a new “Trek” film into production, or if they will be just the latest creative team to come up bust. As Pine suggested, we’re wishing the pair the best of “luck” on the endeavor and can’t wait to see who they end up casting in those prime legacy roles.
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