Star Trek Actor Believes Fourth Movie In The Franchise Might Finally Be Happening

06.04.2024 - 13:51 / gamerant.com / Aayush Sharma

One prominent Star Trek actor remains optimistic about the fourth movie in the franchise even when most of the fans have lost faith in Paramount bringing the series back on the big screen.

Zoe Saldaña garnered a lot of praise for her portrayal of Uhura in three Star Trek movies. Although all three movies turned out to be massive successes at the box office, Paramount had a miserable time bringing the fourth movie to fruition. For many years, stars of the previous Star Trek movies have addressed the possibility of another movie in the series. Now, Saldana has joined the conversation and revealed what she feels about the franchise’s future.

Speaking on The Playlist’s podcast, The Discourse, Saldana revealed that she is still hopeful for the fourth Star Trek movie. The Guardians of the Galaxy star also noted that despite tight working schedules, makers try their best to bring everyone on board. She also hopes to see the original cast return for the upcoming movie. Saldana said, “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. 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.”

After the success of Star Trek Beyond in 2016, the makers wanted to step up the game. In 2018, it was announced that SJ Clarkson would be helming the fourth movie, making her the first female filmmaker to tackle a Star Trek film. However, in January 2019, Star Trek 4 was reported to be canceled. Meanwhile, in late 2019, a massive development took place and it was revealed that Noah Hawley has signed on to write and direct the fourth movie. Two years later, in 2021, Hawley didn’t remain attached to the project and once again, the film had no director. Last year, Chris Pine, who played Captain Kirk in the previous three Trek movies, revealed that he didn’t know anything about the fourth film and its development. As time passed, fans seemed to forget about the movie.

However, a week ago, a report suggested that Star Trek 4 is back on track with a new screenwriter. As per the report, Steve Yockey will be writing the screenplay for the upcoming film. However, none of the original cast knows about what’s happening with the franchise. In November 2023, Pine once again claimed that he didn’t know anything about Star Trek 4 and hadn’t read any script. Additionally, there are ongoing initiatives to develop further movies within the expansive universe of Star Trek,