Deadline is reporting that Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (the filmmakers behind Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Game Night) will write, direct, and produce a new Star Trek movie.
Details are thin at this time, but early word suggests that the new Star Trek movie will not be directly connected to any of the series’ previous universes (including all TV shows and films). Previous Paramount reports stated that the studio is ready to move on from the JJ Abrams reboot universe, and Deadline suggests that Paramount is looking for this movie to star entirely new characters (though that has not been confirmed). That said, there are obviously loose threads of continuity throughout the various Star Trek properties, so this movie could certainly be closer to a standalone story than a hard reset for the entire franchise.
Sadly, that does mean that the filmmaking duo will likely not be able to team up with Chris Pine who nearly stole the show in Honor Among Thieves. Then again, in a world where Peter Dinklage may be the new Natasha Lyonne, let’s not pretend we can ever be too certain of anything.
Speaking of which, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath for updates about this movie. Not only is this a fresh, officially unconfirmed report, but such a movie would likely be years away at this point assuming that the details of said report are accurate. Furthermore, this would hardly be the first time that we’ve received heard of a new Star Trek movie only to watch nothing come of it.
There’s also the Paramount of it all. With the company undergoing some massive transitions that include the possible acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and cozying up to the current administrative regime, there are a variety of factors that could sink this arrangement or otherwise keep it from reaching its full potential.
But there is potential here all the same. With Honor Among Thieves, Goldstein and Daley demonstrated a remarkable ability to manage a sizable cast of personable characters while offering genuinely fantastic humor and surprisingly creative action across a rich universe. In theory, those are all things you’d want to see in a new Star Trek movie (especially if you’re rooting for a Voyage Home-style adventure).
We’ll keep you updated if and when there is any movement on this project.
