Yesterday it was announced that production is underway on the third instalment of the Star Trek franchise – reportedly titled Star Trek Beyond – but it seems that Paramount Pictures is already looking further ahead on the five year mission.
According to reports, the cast of Star Trek 3 have signed new contracts giving them bumper pay rises over the previous movies, while a condition for both Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto was an option for a fourth movie, with Paramount keen to lock in the pairing of Kirk and Spock for another sequel.
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Star Trek 3 is set for release on July 8th 2016, with Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) directing returning stars Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Karl Urban (Bones), Simon Pegg (Scotty), John Cho (Sulu) and Anton Yelchin (Chekov) and new additions Idris Elba (Thor: The Dark World) and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service).
