Star Trek 4, set within the Kelvin universe, was introduced with a lot fanfare and confusion at first of the yr. It appears prefer it’s already useless.
Back in February, Paramount dropped a bunch of stories about upcoming tasks for streaming and theaters throughout an investor name. That included a new film set within the Kelvin timeline that was set to come back out subsequent yr and it could embody the unique solid. The information shocked followers – and apparently, it additionally shocked the actors that had been presupposed to be taking part. They had no concept a film was being made earlier than it was mentioned on a Wall Street investor’s name.
It appears plenty of issues weren’t in place on the time of the announcement. While that they had a December 22, 2023 theatrical launch introduced, the date wasn’t greenlit. The film had no finances set and the script wasn’t full. In the time between the announcement and this week, Paramount poached Matt Shakman – the director for Marvel’s Fantastic 4 – for the venture. He not too long ago walked.
The sequel is useless within the water for now.
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Star Trek 4 – Why It’s Not Necessary
There’s actually no motive to revive the Kelvin timeline at this level. The first film got here out in 2009 when Trek was in a lull and wanted one thing new to maintain it related for youthful audiences and current in popular culture. Given how profitable the Paramount+ exhibits have been since they kicked off in 2017, there’s loads of Trek content material on the market. There’s no motive to shove a brand new sequel on the market.
Don’t get me fallacious, I like the solid and want to see them again collectively. That alone doesn’t make for a superb film. At this level increasing Discovery or Strange New Worlds right into a film for the large display screen is extra logical. Star Trek works on the large display screen – it’s confirmed. I’d purchase a ticket to see Pike and crew in a theater.
Where would you wish to see this go?
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Pop tradition workers author that has been on the BoLS crew since 2010. Contributor on the One of Us podcast. Marvel, Vertigo, and dystopian sci-fi fan. Enjoys dangerous motion pictures, wonderful stunt performances, and the web. Hates rom-coms. (she/they)
