STAR TREK 4 Enlists THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT Creator Steve Yockey To Work on Script
Paramount Pictures and producer J.J. Abrams are still trying to get Star Trek 4 off the ground and into production, but they are still in the writing process. The studio has just hired Steve Yockey, creator of the Max series The Flight Attendant, to work on the script.
There are still no story details to share, but the movie is intended to be the final chapter for the cast that rebooted the franchise with 2009’s Star Trek. That cast includes Chris Pine as Capt. James T. Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Cmdr. Spock, Zoe Saldaña as Lt. Nyota Uhura, Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard McCoy, John Cho as Lt. Hikaru Sulu, and Simon Pegg as chief engineer Montgomery Scott.
The most recent attempt to get Star Trek 4 off the ground had director Matt Shakman (WandaVision) and screenwriters Lindsey Beer (Pet Semetary) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) developing the film. That all fell apart, though, like all the other attempts.
Pine was previously asked if he’s heard any plans regarding Star Trek 4, and his response was: "Not that I know [of].” Then when we asked if he had seen any scripts, he said, "Of course not."
Pine also said that he feels the franchise is cursed, saying: "After the last one came out and didn’t do the $1 billion that everybody wanted it to do, and then Anton, [Yelchin, who played Chekov] passed away, I don’t know, it just seemed..." He added later that the franchise "feels like it’s cursed.”
He went on to talk about his frustration, saying: "I would say it’s frustrating. It doesn’t really foster the greatest sense of partnership, but it’s how it’s always been. I love the character. I love the people. I love the franchise. But to try to change the system in which things are created – I just can’t do it. I don’t have the energy."
Maybe one day the studio will actually be able to get this project into production, but it’s not going to be anytime soon.
Source: Variety