The third instalment in the rebooted Star Trek franchise – reportedly titled Star Trek Beyond – hasn’t all been smooth sailing since it was first announced. Director and writer changes put the whole project in jeopardy. But now we’re happy to see that filming has officially got underway just outside of Vancouver, Canada. The cast […]
Simon Pegg says the script for Star Trek 3 has to be done by June, “come hell or high water”
Set phasers to hurry up, Simon Pegg has revealed that he and Doug Jung are working to a very strict timeframe with the script for Star Trek 3. He spoke openly about the project during an interview with Collider where he said that, come hell or high water, the script had to be finished by […]
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 […]
Idris Elba in talks for villain role in Star Trek 3
According to Variety, fan-favorite actor Idris Elba – who’s rumored for every genre role from James Bond to Green Lantern – is in preliminary talks to star as the villain in Star Trek 3. As is the case with these new Trek films, the role itself is being kept under wraps, though previous rumors and comments from co-writer/producer […]
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 […]
Director Justin Lin talks Star Trek 3, says it’s “all new and fresh”
With production on Star Trek 3 set to get underway later this month, Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) has been speaking to Deadline about taking over the director’s chair from J.J. Abrams and setting out to create strange new worlds and civilizations with next year’s threequel. “As great as J.J.’s films were, there’s still […]
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 […]
Roberto Orci vacates the director’s chair on Star Trek 3, Edgar Wright said to be among the candidates to replace him
It looks like Paramount’s plans to have Star Trek 3 in cinemas for the 50th anniversary of the franchise in 2016 could be in turmoil, with Deadline revealing that Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness co-writer Roberto Oci has vacated the director’s chair on the threequel. Orci had stepped in as a replacement for […]
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 […]
