Star Trek is too big of a franchise to let die. Rumors have swirled that director Quentin Tarantino might come onboard to pen and direct a future installment in the Trek franchise. So what is the deal with Star Trek? When could we see another film? In a recent interview, Simon Pegg clears up some details regarding Star Trek 4, and gives insight on Tarantino’s Trek film.
In an interview with Coming Soon, Simon Pegg says that he isn’t on the writing team that penned Star Trek 4, which includes J.D. Payne (Godzilla vs. Kong) and Patrick McKay (Star Trek: Beyond):
You know what, I’m not developing the next Star Trek at all. I think that’s a bit of confusion because I’m working on something with Doug at Bad Robot but it’s not the next Trek.
Yeah yeah, that’s just crossed wires. The script for 4 is being written by Payne and McKay and then also obviously Quentin [Tarantino] turned up at the office a couple of months ago and said, “Hey, I’ve got an idea!” So that’s in the hope for further down the line. It’s a good time for Star Trek, I think.
Pegg also talks about the mysterious rumored Quentin Tarantino Trek script:
Everyone sort of assumes it’s gonna be like Pulp Fiction in space, but I think his devotion to Trek and his understanding of it… It won’t be ordinary, it’ll have him all over it, but it won’t be anything a Star Trek fan will have to worry about. He has an acute understanding of the story and he’d never do anything to tear it down. I haven’t read the treatment yet, but I might be able to in the next couple of weeks, so I’m excited about that.
There is no current release date set for Star Trek 4. There has been no confirmation as to whether Tarantino’s script will be part of the fourth film or another future installment in the franchise.
