While the future of Star Trek television may be uncertain, Paramount has at least confirmed that a new movie is in development. The announcement came at CinemaCon where, according to Deadline, Paramount leaders revealed plans for movies based on Call of Duty, Star Trek, and Transformers.
“I came here today for a couple of reasons. One, because I love cinema and I love film. I always have and I always will," said Paramount CEO David Ellison. He reaffirmed the company's plan to release 30 feature films each year once the Warner Bros. merger is finalized.
Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein followed Ellison's apperance on stage, announcing the several movies in development from various franchise, including Star Trek.
While other movies received at least a few details, like the release date for the Call of Duty adaptation, there was no information shared about the Star Trek film.
Last November, it was reported that Spider-Man: Homecoming writers and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley were set to write, direct, and produce a new Star Trek movie. While plot details wre kept under wraps, sources said the film would offer "a completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous or current television series, movie or prior movie development projects."
This new movie is effectively being positioned as a reset for Star Trek on the big screen as Paramount seems keen to finally move on from Kelvin timeline entires that starred Chris Pine as Captain Kirk.
Unfortunately, there has been virtually no updates on the status of Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley's Star Trek movie. And the comments made during CinemaCon do little to assure us that it's still actually in development. For all we know, this plan for a new Star Trek film could be something completely different.
Celebrating the franchise's 60th anniversary, Star Trek hasn't had the most memorable year. Starfleet Academy turned out to be a major flop, resulting in its cancelation after the already-filmed Season 2 airs. And Strange New Worlds, while respectable, is ending after its fifth season, which has also already been filmed even though we're still awaiting Season 4 to premiere. So for the first time in a decade, there are no new Star Trek television shows in production or greenlit. But hey, at least there's a movie!