It was reported on Friday that Matt Shakman, the director of WandaVision, is in the running to helm the Fantastic Four film and that he will leave the fourth Star Trek film as a result. After directing all of WandaVision he was announced as the film's director in the summer of 2021.
The scheduling conflict forced him to drop out of Star Trek 4. The timing didn't work out for Matt to direct our upcoming Star Trek film. We are grateful for his many contributions, are excited about the creative vision of this next chapter and are looking forward to bringing it to audiences all around the world. It is not known if the film will be pushed back from its original Christmas23 release.
Paramount has been trying to get a Star Trek 4 off the ground for some time now, even going so far as to have producerJJAbrams declare it was happening before signing on the actors. The film was supposed to be directed by Jessica Jones but those plans fell through because of contract negotiations. The stars have yet to align to make it possible for Chris Pine to return.
Is it worth it to do a new Trek film? The franchise is doing well in both live action and animation on TV. Maybe it is time for Paramount to allow sleeping starships to lie.
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