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Star Trek: New Film From Andor's Toby Haynes Set Before Abrams Films
Another Star Trek film project seems to be coming to fruition, as Andor director Toby Haynes is helming a project set before the 2009 film.
Article Summary
- New Star Trek film directed by Toby Haynes, set before JJ Abrams' 2009 reboot.
- Seth Grahame-Smith on board to write the script, with Bad Robot producing.
- Previous attempts for a new film by directors Tarantino, Hawley, Shakman fell through.
- Despite TV success, there's significant interest in bringing Star Trek back to the cinema.
Star Trek has a new film in motion. Andor director Toby Haynes is set to direct this one, according to Deadline. Seth Grahame-Smith will write the movie, with Bad Robot producing. This new film will take place decades before the events of JJ Abrams's 2009 reboot film, according to the article. The last Star Trek film to get into theaters and be made was 2016's Beyond. That one didn't set the box office on fire, and there has been a lot of trouble getting a new film into the cinema. TV has been no issue, as multiple series have thrived on Paramount+, like Picard, Strange New Worlds, and Discovery.
Star Trek Goes Back To The Past For A New Generation
While this film will take place decades before that 2009 movie, a fourth Star Trek film in that universe is still in active development, according to the same article. Several other projects failed to get off the ground, including films by three different directors: Quentin Tarantino, Noah Hawley, and Matt Shakman, who left to do Fantastic Four with Marvel Studios. Paramount seemed content just to let the franchise live and thrive on TV for the time being, but with rumors spreading that they were looking to sell, it was time to dust off the Enterprise and get the ship back into theaters.
And make no mistake, there is a hunger for Star Trek on the big screen; I am just not sure connecting it to the Abrams universe is the answer here. I know those films deal with wormholes, time travel, and other BS, so it would be easy to break it off while also keeping it loosely tied, but I think the way forward would be a clean slate. Nobody will listen to me, though, so until we see that production has started, we will treat this like every other Trek movie announcement…with a massive grain of salt.
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