Last month we heard that Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness co-writer and producer Roberto Orci was lobbying hard to fill the director’s chair vacated by J.J. Abrams on the third instalment of Paramount’s rebooted franchise, and now Deadline is reporting that Orci is the “clear frontrunner” and a deal could come together “at warp speed”.
Should he get the job, Star Trek 3 would mark the directorial debut of Orci, who recently dissolved his long-time writing partnership with Alex Kurtzman. As it happens, Kurtzman is also gearing up for his own directing gig with Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man spin-off Venom.
As yet, there’s no word on an official release date for Star Trek 3 but seeing as 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic sci-fi franchise then surely that must be a good shout.
Originally published May 9, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
