A new “Star Trek” film is in the works. It should tell a completely new story in the well-known sci-fi universe. Toby Haynes, who most recently oversaw a hit from Star Trek’s biggest competition, will be directing the film.
What will the new “Star Trek” film be about? The upcoming Star Trek film will open a whole new chapter and expand the sci-fi universe, Deadline reported.
When does the “Star Trek” movie take place? The upcoming film’s story will take place decades before the events of JJ Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek, sources told Deadline. However, the exact plot is not yet known.
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Insiders are also said to have revealed that a fourth “Star Trek” film is still in the works at Paramount, which will complete the reboot of Captain Kirk and his crew after Star Trek Beyond.
Who is Toby Haynes? The British filmmaker, who is taking on the “Star Trek” project, has already directed several episodes of well-known series such as Doctor Who, Sherlock and Black Mirror.
But also with the competitor Star Wars: He worked as a director on 6 episodes of the series Andor, which appeared in 2022 and tells the story of Cassian Andor in the early years of the rebellion.
Andor was well received by viewers, which is also reflected in the ratings:
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Who else is involved in the new film? In addition to Toby Haynes, Seth Grahame-Smith has already been announced as a script writer. He also wrote the script for The Lego Batman Movie. JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot is the production company on the project.
The competition Star Wars also decided on a new approach for the series The Mandalorian. Together with his cute protégé Grogu, the bounty hunter should now come to the big screen instead of the living room at home and get his own movie: Star Wars: The director of Iron Man brings “The Mandalorian” and Baby Yoda to the big screen