Star Trek Origin Movie Confirmed by Paramount, Logline Revealed

Star Trek has been dormant on the big screen for a long time, but the franchise is looking to get back into theaters within the next two years. At CinemaCon, Paramount unveiled its titles for the company’s movie slate for 2025 and 2026, officially confirming plans to release a major Star Trek film during this time.

Previously, it was reported that a new Star Trek film was in development that’s separate from the planned sequel to 2016’s Star Trek Beyond. The film slate reveal has now officially confirmed that the project is in development, and as it’s currently untitled, it’s listed as Untitled Star Trek Origin Story. Also confirmed to be on board are director Toby Haynes (Star Wars: Andor), writer Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and producer J.J. Abrams.

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A brief logline was provided by Paramount, describing the project as “an origin story that takes place decades before the original 2009 Star Trek film.” This is also confirmation that the prequel is connected to the 2009 movie along with its two sequels. Given the timeline, it can be expected to follow an all-new cast of characters, though there are likely to be references that connect the film to the other Trek movies.

Star Trek 4 Is Still in the Works

Meanwhile, Star Trek 4 remains in active development, even after multiple false starts over the past several years in getting made. In March, it was reported that the project was getting back on track with The Flight Attendant co-creator Steve Yockey signing on to write a new screenplay for the movie. Franchise star Zoe Saldana recently addressed the project’s slow development, sharing how she still had hope the movie would see its eventual release.

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“I still have hope. I had a wonderful experience through and through and through the three times that I was a part of that team,” she said on The Playlist’s podcast. “I know that they’re always trying to sort of aim to wrangle everybody together, but I also know that Paramount is working on a new sort of fresh take on Star Trek, which I think is such a wonderful franchise that should live for a very long time, whether or not us as the original remake cast can come back. I don’t know, but I certainly hope so.”

The untitled Star Trek prequel is expected to be released in 2025 or 2026, but a release date hasn’t yet been set.

Source: Paramount

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