It Sounds Like STAR TREK 4 is Already Being Prepped for Development
According to Trek Movie, Paramount Pictures recently registered the title Star Trek 4 with the Motion Picture Association of America. It's not really a surprise, it's just assumed that the studio will just keep making Star Trek films. Star Trek is a great and beloved franchise. It wouldn't make sense for the studio not to keep it alive.
Last year, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto officially signed on for a fourth Star Trek film if Paramount decided to move forward with it. I imagine the other stars in the franchise will sign on when the studio starts developing it.
The studio is obviously confident in what Justin Lin and his team have brought to Star Trek Beyond. The movie looks like a very exciting and different kind of Star Trek film, and I'm curious to see how it turns out. If the upcoming sequel utterly fails, then Paramount doesn't have to move forward with a fourth film if they don't want to.
Just because the title of the fourth was registered as Star Trek 4, that doesn't mean that the movie itself will be called that. As of right now it's just a placeholder until the movie starts production and is given an official title.
Are you excited to hear that Paramount is looking to continue their current Star Trek adventure?