Eight years after it was announced, Star Trek 4 gets yet another creative shake-up

A new writer boards the Enterprise for Star Trek 4

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We’ve been burnt a few times already but, yes, it appears Star Trek 4 is aiming to get back on track – thanks to a new creative hire.

Varietyreports that Steve Yockey, who can count everything fromZack Snyder’s Sucker Punch to Supernatural on his resume, is writing the script for the project, which aims to bring back Chris Pine’s Kirk and the rest of the Enterprise crew back for the “final chapter” in their saga.

It’s been a long road to get here, though. First unveiled in 2015,Deadlinereported – after years of breakdowns in talks and creative shuffles – thatproduction would begin in 2022.

2022 came and went, with WandaVision director Matt Shakman leaving the project and heading back to Marvel to helmFantastic Four.

Pine updated fans last year, tellingComicBook.comhe hadn’t seen any scripts, which was a far cry from writer Lindsey Anderson-Beer revealing an interview withColliderthat Star Trek 4 was"still on the tracks."

Now, after years of hold-ups and creative teams coming and going, it appears Star Trek 4 might be moving again. Fingers crossed.

It’s not the only Star Trek movie in town, however. Andor and Black Mirror director Toby Haynes is behind the camerafor a new Star Trek movie– and sources close to Variety believe that the project, described as an “origin story of sorts for the main timeline of the entire franchise” could enter pre-production this year.

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Next up for the series isStar Trek Discovery season 5, set to be the show’s last. It will stream on Paramount Plus from April 4. For more, check out thenew TV showscoming your way very soon.

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