To some trek fans, that will probably be a surprise, as previous reports had hinted that contract negotiations with pine and chris hemsworth were why star trek 4 was put on hold. According to actor zachary quinto, seeing star trek 4 coming to fruition isnt a guarantee at this point as the movie is still moving through development. The voyage home is a 1986 american science fiction film directed by leonard nimoy and based on the television series star trek. Take a look back at the early roles of some of hollywoods heavy hitters.
Heres why star trek 4 suffered a slow and painful death. Star trek 4 release date, cast and has it been cancelled. Star trek 4 to costar chris pine, chris hemsworth variety. Star trek xiv is the planned next star trek film, following 2016s star trek beyond.
We havent heard much about what the new director has in store for the movie, but simon pegg recently. Stars are hitting the 2020 golden globes red carpet. Clarkson has been tapped to direct star trek 4, making her the first female to helm a film in the star trek franchise paramount pictures had no comment. So im thinking now that we would likely get a pretty good star trek movie that has everything that has traditionally made star trek good. In a recent interview with variety, which you can check out. Clarkson was attached to helm star trek 4 at the time and would have become the first woman in the franchises history to direct a trek film. Star trek 4 was the voyage home was one of the best performing, most beloved entries in the star trek movie series, from all appearances the kelvin timeline version of star trek will not be getting a fourth movie.
The voyage home 1986 concludes the story arc begun with star trek ii. Star trek 4 has received an unfortunate casting update that may jeopardize the existence of the movie itself. While star trek 4 may still happen at some point, chris hemsworth hasnt been sold on a return, based on the story theyve cooked up. It is the fourth feature installment in the star trek film series, and is a sequel to star trek iii.
Background information like many of the releases in this series, some, but not all, of the stories in this. Ten years ago, the iconic scifi franchise was awarded a new lease on life thanks to j. The star trek films have a rich history of highs, lows, and everything in between. Paramount has canceled star trek 4, and disneys star. The voyage home i was reluctant at first, but became a fully fledged trekkie when i watched the movie. Where to watch every star trek movie online screenrant. Will star trek 4 wipe out the kelvin timeline completely. Abrams acclaimed reboot, which reinvigorated the property with an allnew younger cast. Star trek 4 is back on with chris pine, legion creator. Any news of a new star trek film is good news as far as were concerned, especially if it involves an exciting new director coming to the franchise.
In addition to its hours of televised content, star trek has a long lineup of films to its name. The crew of the uss enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the federation stands for, to the test. At one point, the story for the film was supposedly going to involve time travel and see chris pine s james t. We also have an update on a big new project for the star trek 4 writers.
According to the hollywood reporter, chris pine and. Star trek 4 latest news, breaking stories and comment. As far as what is holding up star trek 4, it seems to be more than one thing. When they finished writing the script for star trek iv, they must have had a lot of silly grins on their faces. Star trek iv has reportedly been cancelled by paramount studios. With chris pine, zachary quinto, karl urban, zoe saldana. Star trek 4 is in the works at paramount pictures with legion and fargo creator noah hawley in final talks to write and direct the project. Chris pine breaks silence on star trek 4 involvement. The good news is that series star chris pine will be reprising his role as james t kirk, after earlier speculation had suggested that he might be ending his. Clarkson was the first female director to be tapped to direct a star trek movie when she was hired to helm the fourth feature.
Star trek 4 is officially on the way with fargo series creator as its director. Star trek 4s main villain has reportedly been revealed. It is the second and last star trek film directed by nicholas meyer and last screenplay coauthored by leonard nimoy. The filmmaker even revealed that actor chris hemsworth will reprise his role as george kirk, captain james t. Star trek 4 is a collection of short story adaptations of six star trek. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. After the panel, film asked if he was surprised to learn star trek 4 was on the back burner, and quinto remained optimistic that a fourth film would be made eventually. Abrams whos still on board as producer just confirmed that theyre planning a fourth movie. Published by bantam books, it was first released in june 1971. The fate of the star trek film universe is currently up in the air, and one of the franchises stars is finally speaking out about it. The main villain of star trek 4 has reportedly been revealed, and theyre a classic foe pulled from a previous movie in the franchise. With such a storied history over that long period, star trek got a muchneeded if controversial movie reboot in 2009. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on star trek 4. The wrath of khan 1982 and continued in star trek iii.
This is the trailer for the independent feature film star trek first frontier. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Then, back in november, noah hawley boarded the starship to write and direct star trek 4. This film is a sendoff to the original series cast. It has been a staple of modern entertainment since it first aired in 1966 and has spawned numerous tv series, movies, an animated adventure, novels, comics and even theme parks. The initial plan for the fourth movie was to have a timeywimey adventure that featured chris pines james t kirk somehow joining forces with his longdead. The future of the star trek film franchise is in question after series star chris pine walked away from the negotiating table for star trek 4. Report noah hawley is set to direct the fourth star trek installment with chris pine expected to return, according. Star trek 4 in jeopardy after chris hemsworth and chris. Apologies for the delay, we were able to find a pro at vfx and we. Could that movie actually be the end of this stage of the film franchise altogether. Im relieved that nothing like restraint or common sense stood in their way.
Why chris hemsworth bailed on star trek 4 ryan scott may 28, 2019. It is the most popular star trek film not including the 2009 reboot. Paramount pictures, skydance and bad robot have announced a fourth film in the rebooted star trek series, starring chris pine and chris hemsworth. The original series episodes, written by james blish.
That said, here is where you can watch every star trek movie and experience it all. Several different treatments have been developed since star trek beyond. The film is very much still in preproduction, but assuming the star trek 4 team manages to finish a script and get an entire cast together neither of which ever happens overnight filming. Star trek 4 cancelled indefinitely the independent. In a clever use of time travel and alternate timelines that allowed the movie to rewrite history without invalidating the previous 43 years of tv shows and movies, star trek cast a motley crew of younger actors chris pine, zachary quinto, zoe saldana, karl urban, john cho. Star trek 4 loses pine and hemsworth the rise and fall of the kelvin timeline duration. Back in 2017, spock actor zachary quinto said there was no guarantee star trek 4. The future of the next star trek film is in question as money rears its head.
Star trek 4 has been a convoluted project for some time. This is easily the most absurd of the star trek stories and yet, oddly enough, it is also the best, the funniest and the most enjoyable in simple human terms. Star trek 4 latest news, breaking stories and comment the. One next generation cast member, michael dorn, appears as the grandfather of the character he plays on the later television series, worf. All underground storage systems are shut down due to contamination from the probes wave. Paramount recently made the decision to indefinitely shelve star trek 4, but why did that happen. Star trek 4 is officially dead, but how did a new entry in one of the most beloved science fiction franchises ever end up being unceremoniously cancelled.
Karl urban says star trek 4 news is still at a halt. Find movie and film cast and crew information for star trek 4 2018 on allmovie. As of november 2019, two different projects remain in active development. The wrath of khan 1982 and continued in the search for spock. A couple of weeks ago we found out the news that star trek 4.
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