With the strikes over Paramount is reportedly trying to get their long-languishing replace to Star Trek Past again going once more. Nevertheless, their star Chris Pine is expressing frustration over the the venture.
Pine nonetheless ready for script
Chris Pine is out selling his function within the new Disney animated film Want however in fact, he nonetheless will get questions on Star Trek. When requested if Paramount is planning on shifting away from the Kelvin Universe in favor of one thing new, presumably tied into one of many Paramount+ authentic Star Trek exhibits Pine instructed comicbook.com “Not that I do know [of].”
Getting Pine onboard was key to the most recent try at a Kelvin-era film after a earlier try (which additionally included Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk) was shelved after wage talks with Pine and Hemsworth broke down in 2018. After that, Paramount did transfer ahead on a brand new concept with author/director Noah Hawley however that venture was shut down in 2020 after a change in management at Paramount Footage with the studio shifting again to doing a follow-up to Past with Pine and the remainder of the Kelvin solid. During the last couple of years, Pine and co-stars have expressed their enthusiasm for returning to the roles and he has even talked about persevering with to play Kirk lengthy into his profession.
Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek Past
That being mentioned, Pine nonetheless seems annoyed about being stored at the hours of darkness over the venture. When requested by comicbook.com if he has seen a script he replied “After all not.” The actor has beforehand expressed his frustration over not seeing a script.
The most recent report from Selection mentioned Paramount had writers “fine-tuning” the script with hopes of getting the movie again into pre-production following the double strikes. Early in 2022 Paramount introduced plans to return to the Kelvin Universe for an additional film which was to be shot final fall for a Christmas 2023 launch, nonetheless by the summer time director Matt Shakman had exited the venture and Paramount pulled the film off their launch schedule. Just lately TrekMovie reported how pre-production was stalled over script points in 2022. Nevertheless, during the last yr Paramount, producer JJ Abrams, and even Matt Shakmanhave mentioned the venture stays lively. Most just lately one of many authentic co-writers for the venture mentioned it was “nonetheless on the tracks.”
For now, you’ll be able to see Chris Pine as King Magnifico in Want…
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