And it was all going so boldly ahead for the Star Trek film staff. Paramount had been gearing up the following big-screen instalment with WandaVision‘s Matt Shakman within the director’s chair and a 22 December 2023 launch date on the schedule. However, following Shakman being lured away for Marvel’s Incredible 4, Paramount is placing the Trek film again in dry dock.

Whereas it had a script from Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, the movie is now in limbo as soon as extra, although in keeping with Deadline, the studio is contemplating this a brief scenario, trying to beam up a alternative filmmaker as quickly as doable.

As for the forged – together with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Simon Pegg – most of whom have been shocked to study that they’d be known as again to obligation – their busy schedules may throw an actual wrench into the warp engines right here (sure, we all know that is not how warp engines work, do not hail our frequencies).

Nonetheless, Trek followers can content material themselves with the wealth of content material on the small display, together with Unusual New Worlds, Decrease Decks, Picard and Discovery.

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