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Director Justin Lin (True Detective season 2, four Fast & Furious films) is taking over for J.J. Abrams on Star Trek 3, but is he the right choice? In a new interview, the filmmaker definitely proved his worth in regards to being a Trek fan, adding a lot of anticipation to the allegedly titled Star Trek Beyond, which has a release date set for 2016. Read more on this news below for possible spoilers! Read More »
We really don't know much about the upcoming third installment of the rebooted Star Trek movie franchise, currently referred to as Star Trek 3, but we're pretty excited that series star Simon Pegg is currently writing the film's script with screenwriter Doug Jung for director Justin Lin. Considering Pegg has been in the two previous films directed by J.J. Abrams and has a certain knowledge or and a draw in the "nerd" universe, we're most likely in good hands. Without reporting on any new casting rumors, we have a great update from Pegg himself, in which he says the next movie will have the "spirit" of the TV show the films are based on! Read More »
If the latest casting rumors regarding the 2016, Justin Lin film, Star Trek 3 are speculating that Idris Elba has been in talks with Paramount Pictures to portray the villain of the next chapter of the franchise. Elba, who is currently filming season 4 episodes of his hit series Luther, has apparently met with producers and is the top name in casting rumors this week. What do you think of this news? [Possible SPOILERS to follow!] Read More »
Filmmaker Justin Lin is best known for directing multiple installments of the Fast & Furious film franchise and is working on some season 2 episodes of HBO's True Detective, but in 0216 we'll see what he can do in deep space. After some drama surrounding Roberto Orci and the new Star Trek 3 movie project, Lin has been named as Orci's replacement as the director. We previously reported that Orci would remain a big influence on the film in a producer position, but Lin will be the man in charge, taking over for J.J. Abrams, who directed the first two films in the rebooted franchise. Read More »
We recently learned that Roberto Orci, who wrote the first two Star Trek reboot films for director J.J. Abrams, will not be taking over the franchise's director's chair, and will serve as executive producer instead. So who will replace him? Well, thanks to the recent Sony e-mail hacks and leaks, we know the short list from the production company and it's pretty great. According to a number of reports, the director of Star Trek 3 could be Rupert Wyatt, Justin Lin, Morten Tyldum, Daniel Espinosa or Duncan Jones. Read More »
Acclaimed writer and producer Roberto Orci was about to take over the director's chair for the yet-to-be titled Star Trek 3 movie, but this week we learned that he didn't get the job. Reports aren't clear as to whether or not he turned down the job, or something else happened, but for now the Into Darkness scribe is remaining as a producer for the popular Star trek reboot movie franchise, which Orci helped start with director J.J. Abrams. Now more director rumors are starting to spread as the 2016 release date gets closer and closer, and one name has fans very excited: Edgar Wright. Read More »
Star Trek 3 updates and talk has been piling in over the last few weeks, thanks to cast and crew members sharing their excitement about the project in numerous interviews. This week, John Cho and Bruce Greenwood, who both starred in the first two Star Trek reboot films (Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness), spoke about writer-turned-director Roberto Orci and their excitement about the next film, which has a release date set for summer 2016. Meanwhile, Greenwood had to address his possible return, which would be pretty interesting considering how Into Darkness turned out for his character, Captain Pike. Read More »
News on the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness follow-up, currently titled Star Trek 3, has been coming in slowly but surely over the last few weeks, thanks to director Roberto Orci taking part in a number of interviews. We've learned of a rumored William Shatner cameo and a possible reunion with Leonard Nimoy, but this week, series star Karl Urban shared some excitement over the plot and informed fans that J.J. Abrams' ideas for the next movie are "phenomenal." Read More »
