Despite having Legion showrunner Noah Hawley attached to write and direct, the status of Star Trek 4 is still very much up in the air. Paramount have been trying to get the fourth installment of the rebooted franchise up and running for a while now, but have suffered a series of setbacks in their attempts to bring it to the big screen.
Chris Hemsworth was set to reprise his role as George Kirk from the first movie’s prologue, but eventually dropped out, while Chris Pine also walked away from the sci-fi series before being convinced to return. Star Trek 4 also lost original director S.J. Clarkson before Hawley stepped in, all while Quentin Tarantino’s potential R-rated Trek loomed in the background. Although it now seems likely that the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood filmmaker won’t be directing after all.
The confusion has extended to the cast themselves,...
Chris Hemsworth was set to reprise his role as George Kirk from the first movie’s prologue, but eventually dropped out, while Chris Pine also walked away from the sci-fi series before being convinced to return. Star Trek 4 also lost original director S.J. Clarkson before Hawley stepped in, all while Quentin Tarantino’s potential R-rated Trek loomed in the background. Although it now seems likely that the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood filmmaker won’t be directing after all.
The confusion has extended to the cast themselves,...
- 2/23/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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