Trekkies have each motive to rejoice following final week’s merger between Skydance Media and Paramount International. The $8.4-billion deal resulted within the formation of Paramount, a Skydance Company, which, on the floor, may not sound like essentially the most thrilling information to followers of creator Gene Roddenberry’s almost 60-year-old science fiction franchise. Nevertheless, it’s lastly been introduced that new J.J. Abrams-produced Star Trek movies are within the works, and extra importantly, one of many films will characteristic Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock together with different fan-favorite characters. Dana Goldberg, who serves because the co-chair of the brand new management construction (Vice Chair of Platforms and Chair of Paramount Tv), mentioned (per Deadline):
“Star Trek is a precedence throughout the corporate.”
Sure, James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock will return together with different fan-favorite characters in an upcoming Star Trek film, which is touted as “one other installment” by the report, and it’s being written by Steve Yockey (Supernatural, The Flight Attendant) and produced by J.J. Abrams. Abrams directed each the Chris Pine-led Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Nevertheless, whereas Abrams stayed on as a producer on the third installment of the beloved sci-fi saga, Star Trek Past (2016), Justin Lin beamed aboard to sit down within the director’s chair for the latest big-screen journey of the usS. Enterprise, which hit theaters 9 years in the past.
Formally, there’s no phrase but on whether or not Pine and Zachary Quinto will reprise their roles as James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock within the upcoming Star Trek movie. Nevertheless, if the long-awaited Star Trek Past sequel occurs, the manufacturing must recast the function of Mr. Chekov due to the tragic dying of Anton Yelchin, who sadly handed away in 2016. Now, along with Kirk and Spock returning for extra big-screen adventures, one other Star Trek movie can be within the works beneath the brand new Paramount, a Skydance Company model.
Two New ‘Star Trek’ Movies Are within the Works
The merger between Paramount and Skydance has led to the movie conglomerate prioritizing a number of fan-favorite tasks, together with not one however two Star Trek movies. Along with a brand new journey that includes James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, J.J. Abrams is producing one other film together with Simon Kinberg that’s being directed by Toby Haynes (Andor, Physician Who) and written by Seth Grahame-Smith of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and The Lego Batman Film fame. The 2 Star Trek tasks will go a good distance to assist Paramount, a Skydance Company, thrive sooner or later, and CEO David Ellison wishes Paramount’s return to the highest of the mountain. Ellison mentioned:
“One among our largest priorities is restoring Paramount because the No. 1 studio for filmmakers and expertise on the earth. Nice filmmakers make nice films. For us, we’re going to strategically scale the quantity of content material for our streaming service in addition to studios.”
Followers of Tom Cruise’s beloved Pete Mitchell even have motive to rejoice, based on co-chair Dana Goldberg, who additionally mentioned, “High Gun is a precedence for us.” This isn’t a shock, provided that High Gun: Maverick was a bona fide blockbuster, which made a worldwide complete of $1.495 billion through the summer season of 2022. Nevertheless, the official movie schedule for the conglomerate over the subsequent three years doesn’t embrace any Star Trek films or the High Gun sequel on the time of this writing. Nevertheless, some titles have already been formally scheduled, together with The Working Man — be aware the movie’s new launch date on Nov. 14, 2025 — Scream 7 (Feb. 27, 2026), and A Quiet Place III (July 9, 2027).