We are now just 10 months away from J.J. Abrams taking us to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and when the trailer was released late last year, there was quite a stir with Star Wars fans particularly around the lightsaber hilt. “It’s been the funniest thing to see the arguments that have […]
Bryan Cranston wanted for Star Trek 3; more new female characters
Star Trek 3 (really, Star Trek 13) is well into development now that Simon Pegg and Doug Jung are writing the script with Justin Lin (Fast and Furious) in the director’s chair. It’s believed that the story put forward by Roberto Orci has now been pushed aside, but that’s not 100% confirmed. According to our friends over […]
Chris Pine says Simon Pegg writing Star Trek 3 is a “perfect match”
In some news that surprised many last week, it was announced that Simon Pegg would be writing the third (technically, the 13th) movie in the Star Trek franchise alongside Doug Jung. While promoting his latest movie Into the Woods, MTV asked Chris Pine about reprising his role as Captain James T. Kirk for a third […]
Simon Pegg will co-write Star Trek 3
Simon Pegg is already a key component to the J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek universe, and for the third film it seems he will be taking on additional responsibilities, namely the important task of penning the script. Writing isn’t anything new for Simon Pegg, as he is helped Edgar Wright put together the successful Cornetto […]
Roberto Orci not writing Star Trek 3, reminds fans why he makes movies and we don’t
With Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) now signed on to direct Star Trek 3 as Roberto Orci’s replacement, it had been reported that Orci would remain involved in the project in a writing and producing capacity. However, Orci has now taken to the message boards on TrekMovie to clarify that he is not involved […]
Justin Lin to direct Star Trek 3, release date revealed
Paramount Pictures has found its replacement for Roberto Orci in the director’s chair on Star Trek 3, with Deadline revealing that Justin Lin (director of four of the Fast & Furious films) signing on to helm the threequel. Lin was said to have been on a shortlist of directors for the job which also included […]
Duncan Jones rules out directing Star Trek 3
Earlier this week it was reported that Paramount had identified a shortlist of directors to replace Roberto Orci on Star Trek 3, with Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), Daniel Espinosa (Safe House), Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) and Duncan Jones (Source Code) all said to […]
Paramount identifies director shortlist for Star Trek 3
It seems that Paramount Pictures has wasted little time in the search for a new director on Star Trek 3 following Roberto Orci’s decision to step down from the helm, and despite the best efforts of a fan campaign to #BringRikerIn, Jonathan Frakes is absent from the shortlist… According to Deadline, the studio has already […]
Jonathan Frakes responds to #BringRikerIn fan campaign for Star Trek 3
With Roberto Orci vacating the director’s chair on Star Trek 3, a #BringRikerIn fan campaign launched, urging Paramount Pictures to hire Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection) to helm the third instalment of the rebooted series. Now the Trek veteran – who played Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation […]
Star Trek 3 fan campaign for Paramount to #BringInRiker and have Jonathan Frakes direct
On Friday night it was announced that Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness co-writer Roberto Orci has vacated the director’s chair on Star Trek 3, leaving Paramount Pictures with the task of securing a replacement in time to meet the studio’s planned 2016 release date. While names such as Edgar Wright, Rupert Wyatt and […]
