IsStar Trek 4still happening? Many fans would like to know and, as it happens,Chris Hemsworth, who’s supposed to star in the proposed sequel, would like to know as well. Despite the lackluster performance ofStar Trek Beyond, it was put forth that Paramount Pictures was going to move forward with a sequel that would see Hemsworth, who (briefly) plays James Kirk’s father in the first J.J. AbramsStar Trekmovie, return and star alongside Chris Pine.
During a recent interview to promote his latest movie,12 Strong, Chris Hemsworth was asked about thestatus of this proposed Star Trek 4. He reveals that he doesn’t know, but intends to speak with J.J. Abrams about it to try and figure out exactly what’s going on. Here’s what he had to say about it.
“I don’t know. It’s a reminder to call J.J. and ask the same question because I haven’t heard any updates on it either.”
Initially, it seemed like the box office performance ofStar Trek Beyond, which earned just $343.5 million at the global box office in 2016, was going to be the thing that preventedStar Trek 4from happening. However, it was recently revealed that Quentin Tarantino pitched an R-ratedStar Trekmovie that’s moving forward at Paramount, with J.J. Abrams producing. Tarantino is likely to direct the movie, if things go well, which has seriously cast doubt onwhether or not Star Trek 4 will happen.
There are a few options. The most likely option is that Quentin Tarantino’s R-ratedStar Trekmovie will take the place of what would have been the initial pitch forStar Trek 4. However unlikely, it’s also possible Paramount could make Tarantino’s movie andStar Trek 4, but that’s doubtful. Chris Hemsworth also talked a bit about J.J. Abrams' initial pitch and what got him interested inpossibly coming back to Star Trekin the first place.
“Just the fact that he had a way ofreinserting the characterinto the world. I can’t say too much, there’s not even a script, but I always thought, maybe, there was a possibility of him coming back in some way. I didn’t know how or what, but he was pretty enthusiastic about what they had planned.”
This R-rated Quentin TarantinoStar Trekmovie is largely mysterious at this point, so it’s unclear if he’ll be using the current cast, or going with a totally new cast. Either way, his story isn’t going to utilize the whole reuniting of the Kriks pitch, soStar Trek 4, as it was originally pitched, is pretty much the only way we’ll see Chris Hemsworth back in a Starfleet uniform. The good news is, this interview withIGNstill leaves the door open and it sounds like he wants to do it.
