Star TrekstarChris Pinehascommented on the long-gestating development of a fourth moviein the Kelvin Timeline, revealing thathe was surprised to learn a new writer has come aboardas he “thought there was already a script.” That new writer isDead Boy DetectivesandThe Flight Attendant’sSteve Yockey, whose involvement was announced back in March. For Pine, he advises that we all just “wait and see.”
“I honestly don’t know. There was something in the news of a new writer coming on board. I thought there was already a script, but I guess I was wrong, or they decided to pivot. As it’s always been with “Trek,” I just wait and see.”
Star Trekwas rebooted for the big screen by director J.J. Abrams back in 2009, with the new “Kelvin timeline” introducing younger versions of the iconic characters James T. Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew at the beginning of their Star Fleet careers. Two sequels,Star Trek Into Darkness(2013) andStar Trek Beyond(2016), have since been released, with a fourth movie having been in development ever since. Different scripts with very different storylines have been written, but at present, it is unknown what directionStar Trek 4will take…or if it will ever actually happen.
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Thankfully, there has been some positivity from Roddenberry Entertainment COO Trevor Roth regardingStar Trek 4, who recentlyrevealed that there is “a plan”and that there is now “every intent of a new movie coming out in the very near future.”
“I am not able to say much, but I can say that it is Paramount’s intent to figure out the Star Trek side of movies and what’s going on there. There’s every intent of a new movie coming out in the very near future. There’s a lot of secrecy around what’s going to happen there. But there is a plan getting into place. And we’re very excited to see it return to the big screen.”
Chris Pine ‘Did Do Little Nods to Shatner’ in the Reboot
In his interview withBusiness Insider, Pine discussedstepping into William Shatner’s shoesto take over the role of James T. Kirk in the franchise, explaining how he felt much more comfortable in the role by the timeStar Trek Beyondrolled around.
“It’s interesting. Karl Urban decided to go head first into McCoy because Karl loved “Star Trek.” With Spock, you have to do Spock-like things, plus Zach [Quinto] kind of looked like Leonard [Nimoy]. And then Kirk is a tricky one. You are the lead of the band of characters, so you don’t want to occupy too much space. It’s fine if they are doing a thing, but you don’t want to. And J.J. [Abrams] never asked me to do a thing, though I did do little nods to Shatner because it was fun.
But I would say I felt most in his shoes in the third movie. By that point, I think I mellowed into it and didn’t feel like I was trying too hard.”
Chris Pine can next be seen in the comedyPoolman, which he directed, produced, co-wrote, and leads.Poolmanis scheduled to be released in the United States on July 22, 2025.
