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 […]
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 […]