The Director of THE WRATH OF KHAN Says He Was Developing a STAR TREK Trilogy For CBS

Last year it was announced that Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan director Nicholas Meyer revealed that he was working on a mysterious new Star Trek project. We didn't really have any details on the project... until now. 

While talking to TrekCore about "Shakespeare and Star Trek" at the University of California, Irvine, Meyer was asked to follow up about the rumors regarding the Star Trek project he was working on and he revealed that he was developing a trilogy of Star Trek films for CBS All Access! Unfortunately, there are some legal complications and it's been put on hold. Here's what he said:

"I was hired to write a stand-alone Star Trek-related trilogy. I can’t discuss or I’d have to kill you. [Laughs] I was writing it for CBS [All] Access… but at the moment CBS is at a war with Paramount/Viacom.

"They’re in a power struggle, which turned really nasty this past week when CBS decided to sue [its parent company]. So, I don’t think my project is going anywhere in a hurry, because everything is on hold while they sort out this merger business. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it."

CBS is currently suing its parent company National Amusements from merging with Viacom due to conflicts with Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder, who’s been pushing the merger. If the merger goes through, it would bring the two companies that control Star Trek’s main media properties under one roof.

Regardless of what happens, I do hope that Meyer eventually gets his chance to continue developing his new Star Trek trilogy. I'd love to see what he would do with something like that!