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The Revenant screenwriter to pen Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie

December 23, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this month came the rather surprising news that Quentin Tarantino had pitched a Star Trek movie to Paramount Pictures and producer J.J. Abrams, with the studio immediately decided to press ahead with development.

Well, according to Deadline, the project now has a screenwriter in Mark L. Smith, whose credits include The Revenant, along with the upcoming Bad Robot (and possible Cloverfield movie) Overlord. Smith had previously taken part in a writers room with Tarantino, Lindsey Beer, Drew Pearce and Megan Amran and has now closed his deal.

SEE ALSO: Patrick Stewart keen on Jean-Luc Picard return for Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek

Tarantino, a big fan of the series, is said to be keen on directing the Star Trek movie, which will boldly go where no other Trek movie has gone before – into R-rated territory. Smith will now work on the script for Star Trek while Tarantino shoots his next as-yet-untitled movie, which is set to the backdrop of the 1969 Manson Family Murders and is set for release in August 2019.

Originally published December 23, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mark L. Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Star Trek

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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