STAR TREK 4 Writer on Why She Left the Project and Says The Story Idea Came From J.J. Abrams

Star Trek 4 has had a dark cloud over the project since its inception. It’s been a revolving door of writers and directors on the film, and it is unsettled yet again, as the most recent writer, Lindsey Anderson Beer, left the project to write and make her directorial debut on the horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines. The writer and director sat down with ComicBook to talk about her new movie, and she expressed her disappointment in leaving the Star Trek movie, especially after getting to collaborate with J.J. Abrams, who came up with the idea for the script she had written.

"I wrote a couple drafts of that before I had to leave for Pet Sematary. And it was originally, the seed of the idea came from J.J. himself, who's such a creatively generous person, and it was amazing collaborating with him. And it was very sad to leave our Zoom sessions to focus on [Pet Sematary: Bloodlines], but this was my baby, so I had to prioritize."

In the years since the release of Star Trek Beyond in 2016, a number of figures have been attached to Star Trek 4, including SJ Clarkson and Matt Shakman, with Anderson Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet being the most recently attached writers who were working on a script that was set for Shakman to direct. Shakman, though, left the project to develop Fantastic Four for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a replacement director has yet to be announced.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines hits Paramount+ on October 6th. Stay tuned for updates on Star Trek 4.