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Untitled Star Trek prequel film
Directed byToby Haynes
Written bySeth Grahame-Smith
Based onStar Trek
by Gene Roddenberry
Produced byJ. J. Abrams
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An untitled Star Trek film is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Toby Haynes and written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Based on the television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, it is intended to be the 14th film in the Star Trek film franchise.

Paramount was revealed to be expanding its Star Trek film slate in January 2024, starting with what was described as an origin story for the franchise. Haynes and Grahame-Smith were attached to the project by then.

The film is set to be released theatrically in the United States in 2025 by Paramount Pictures.

Production

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Development

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Paramount Pictures was revealed in January 2024 to be expanding its Star Trek film slate to have multiple films in development, even as they continued work on the next entry in the franchise's reboot films following Star Trek Beyond (2016). This was inspired by the success of multiple concurrent Star Trek television series on the streaming service Paramount+ in recent years. While the in-development Star Trek 4 was described as the "final chapter" in the main film series, the new film that had been added to the slate was said to be an origin story. Deadline Hollywood reported that it would be set decades before the first reboot film, Star Trek (2009), which is set in the early 23rd century. Toby Haynes had been hired to direct the film and Seth Grahame-Smith was writing the script, with J. J. Abrams returning to produce through his company Bad Robot.[1] By the end of March, the project was further along in development than Star Trek 4 and was expected to begin pre-production by the end of the year. Paramount wanted lower budgets for both films due to the lower box office returns of the previous reboot films compared to other big franchises like Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At that time, Variety reported that the film would be an origin story for the entire franchise, not just the reboot films, indicating that it could be set in the original "Prime Timeline" rather than the alternate "Kelvin Timeline" of the reboot films.[2] Paramount officially announced the film at CinemaCon in April 2024, and said filming would begin later that year for a planned 2025 release.[3]

Simon Kinberg was in talks to join Abrams as a producer on the film by late May 2024, with potential to become the "franchise shepherd" for Paramount's Star Trek films similar to the role Alex Kurtzman had as lead producer of the Star Trek television series on Paramount+. Kinberg previously held a similar role for 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series. The Hollywood Reporter indicated that the origin story film could be another reboot of the franchise, would be set close to modern times, and would include the creation of Starfleet and humanity's first contact with alien life. The latter two events were previously depicted as part of the Prime Timeline in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005) and the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), respectively.[4][5] The film was expected to be primarily set on Earth, and was seen by Paramount as an entry point for new fans of the franchise that did not require knowledge of the Star Trek canon or the many new Star Trek series on Paramount+.[6] Variety again reported that the film would be set in the Prime Timeline and said it would take place in the aftermath of humanity's first contact with alien life.[7] Puck reported that Paramount was interested in a 2026 release for the film, to align with the Star Trek franchise's 60th anniversary, rather than the previously announced 2025 release plans.[5]

Filming

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Principal photography is scheduled to begin in January 2025, in London and Los Angeles.[8][better source needed]

Release

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The film is set to be released theatrically in the United States in 2025 by Paramount Pictures.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 10, 2024). "Paramount Expands 'Star Trek' Universe With New Film, 'Andor's Toby Haynes Tapped To Direct With Seth Grahame-Smith Writing". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Vary, Adam B. (March 27, 2024). "The Future of 'Star Trek': From 'Starfleet Academy' to New Movies and Michelle Yeoh, How the 58-Year-Old Franchise Is Planning for the Next Generation of Fans". Variety. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lovett, Jamie (April 11, 2024). "Star Trek Origin Story Movie Slated for 2025, Starts Filming This Year". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Vlessing, Etan; Kit, Borys (May 21, 2024). "Simon Kinberg in Talks to Produce Star Trek Movie Franchise for Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Pascale, Anthony (May 21, 2024). "X-Men Producer Simon Kinberg Reportedly In Talks To Oversee Star Trek Feature Films". TrekMovie.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ^ McClintock, Pamela; Porter, Rick; Couch, Aaron (July 9, 2024). "What Now for Paramount? How Things Will (or Won't) Likely Change". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Vary, Adam B. (May 21, 2024). "Simon Kinberg in Talks to Produce Star Trek Prequel Film". Variety. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Singh, Sartaj (July 9, 2024). "Star Trek: Origins Starts Filming in the United Kingdom in January 2025". TheCinemaholic. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
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