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Paramount is finally gearing up to begin production on the next Star Trek film and has begun talks again with Chris Pine to reprise James T. Kirk. The studio has intentions to bring back Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Uhura, Karl Urban as Dr. Bones McCoy, John Cho as Sulu, and Simon Pegg as Scotty. Matt Shakman is already on board to direct with J.J. Abrams producing. The base draft was done by Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet with Shakman supervising a draft by Josh Friedman and Cameron Squires. Plotlines are being kept under wraps as Abrams verified this information during today’s ViacomCBS Investor Day conducted by Paramount Pictures president/CEO Brian Robbins. Shakman has directing credit with episodes of Game of Thrones, Fargo, The Great, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and just finished up directing the Marvel/Disney+ series WandaVision, which was nominated for 23 Emmys. Source: Deadline

Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth were in negotiations to star in Star Trek 4 but sources say that talks between the two actors and the companies, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media, couldn't come to an money agreement deal. Pine was due to reprise his role as iconic sci-fi hero Captain Kirk, which he has inhabited for three movies, while Hemsworth was to have played his father in a time-traveling adventure. Pine and Hemsworth want the studios to stick to existing deals as they insist they have deals in place and that the studios are reneging on them, forcing them to take pay cuts as they try to budget a movie that is following a mediocre performer. Paramount, according to insiders, contends that Trek is not like a Marvel or Star Wars movie and is trying to hold the line on a budget. The last movie, Star Trek Beyond, grossed only $343 million worldwide on a budget of $190 million. The project could recast Kirk and his father if both sides don't come to some sort of an agreement. Either way, the movie remains a priority development and is not being put on hold and for the first time in the franchise history, a female director, S. J. Clarkson is sitting in the captain’s chair. Dealmaking with other returning castmembers — including Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg and John Cho are expected to follow. Source: THR