Production staff members considered to work on Star Trek This is a list of production staff members who were officially considered to work on " Star Trek " productions , but ultimately did not work on it . Ray Bradbury . ( 1920 - 2012 ) was a legendary science fiction author and screenwriter , who was asked by the " Star Trek " production staff to pitch stories for the series . Bradbury visited the sets , but finally said no . ( Star Trek : The Original Series Season 1 DVD Special Features ) Bradbury was mentioned in dialogue in and the was named in his honor . Bradbury is probably most well - known for his dystopian novel " Fahrenheit 451 " , his anthologies " The Martian Chronicles " and " The Illustrated Man " , and the horror novel " Something Wicked This Way Comes " , which all have been made into films or television series . He also wrote the screenplays for the 1956 version of " Moby Dick " ( co - starring Orson Welles ) and the 1953 sci - fi film " It Came From Outer Space " . He also wrote the teleplay for " The Twilight Zone " episode " I Sing the Body Electric " . Between 1985 and 1992 Bradbury hosted the anthology series " The Ray Bradbury Theater " , which featured television adaptations based on his short stories . One of the episodes called " The Playground " starred William Shatner . Tom Gries . ( 1922 - 1977 ) was a director , mostly working in television , who was originally hired to helm , however he got busy with another project , and had to be replaced by Vincent McEveety . ( " " ) Gries , a former US Marine and newspaper reporter , began his career in the early 1950s and worked on television until his death due to a heart attack . Starting with directing live television shows such as " Chevron Hall of Stars " and " Science Fiction Theatre " , he eventually moved to direct several series , including " Checkmate " , " Route 66 " , " The Man from U . N . C . L . E . " , " Batman " and " I Spy " . In 1971 Gries directed the sci - fi pilot " Earth II " , which co - starred Gary Lockwood . Bernard L . Kowalski . ( 1929 - 2007 ) was a film and television director who was originally scheduled to helm , but he had to back down due to another commitment , and was replaced by Marc Daniels . ( " " , " " ) A prolific and always in - demand director , Kowalski was nominated for two Emmy Awards during his career , spanning more than four decades . During this time he directed numerous episodes of " Perry Mason " , " The Untouchables " , " Mission : Impossible " , " Banacek " , " The Rockford Files " , " Columbo " , " Baretta " , " Knight Rider " , " Airwolf " , " Magnum P . I . " , " Jake and the Fatman " and " Diagnosis Murder " , among others . Harry Stradling , Jr . . ( 7 January 1925 – 17 October 2017 ) was a cinematographer , who was originally considered by Gene Roddenberry as the director of photography on " The Original Series " . However , Stradling was busy working on " Gunsmoke " at the time , and didn ' t want to leave his job in favor of a new , unproven series . After several unsuccessful attempts by Roddenberry to convince Strandling , his father , legendary cinematographer came to Desilu studios with his godson , Jerry Finnerman to recommend him in the place of his son . Roddenberry and associate producer Robert Justman eventually hired Finnerman , who turned out to be an excellent choice . ( " " , " " ) After he finished his tenure on " Gunsmoke " , Stradling became a successful feature film cinematographer , working on films such as " Little Big Man " ( 1971 , with Jeff Corey and Alan Oppenheimer ) , " 1776 " ( 1972 ) , " The Way We Were " ( 1973 , with Diana Ewing , Don Keefer and Roy Jenson ) , " McQ " ( 1974 , with Diana Muldaur ) , " Convoy " ( 1978 , with Madge Sinclair , Seymour Cassel and Robert Herron ) and " Blind Date " ( 1987 , with John Larroquette , George Coe , Momo Yashima , Armin Shimerman and Dick Durock ) . Stradling died on 17 October 2017 at the age of 92 . Philip Kaufman . ( born 1936 ) is a director and screenwriter who was hired to direct the unmade " Star Trek " television movie , " Planet of the Titans " in 1977 . ( " The Star Trek Compendium " ) Chicago - born Kaufman wrote and directed many successful films during his career , including the 1978 remake of " Invasion of the Body Snatchers " , co - starring Leonard Nimoy , " The Right Stuff " ( 1983 ) , " The Unbearable Lightness of Being " ( 1988 ) , " Henry and June " ( 1990 ) and " Quills " ( 2000 ) . As a writer , he penned films such as " The Outlaw Josie Wales " ( 1974 ) and " Raiders of the Lost Ark " ( 1981 , co - starring John Rhys - Davies ) . Vanna Bonta . was a writer , actress , poet , and inventor who wrote an undeveloped story , " Somewhen " , for TNG ' s first season . She was best known as the author of " Flight : A Quantum Fiction Novel " , which posits life as a multiuniverse and introduces the adventures of Aira Flight , an amnesiac girl with no navel . Her acting credits included an appearance in the 1982 fantasy film as Zed ' s Queen , mother of Dar , the Beastmaster . " The Beastmaster " also starred Tony Epper , Rod Loomis , Diamond Farnsworth , Vince Deadrick , Sr . , Tommy J . Huff , Eddie Donno , Eddie Hice , Freddie Hice , and Chuck Hicks . She was the inventor of the , a garment that facilitates intimacy and stabilizes physical proximity in zero gravity environments , and was featured on the series " The Universe " in the episode " Sex in Space " , which premiered on The History Channel in December 2009 . In the documentary , Bonta tested her invention in zero gravity and talked about how her 2suit could be used to achieve intimacy in microgravity , a step towards the colonization of other planets . Daniel Petrie . ( 1920 - 2004 ) was a film and television director , who was originally hired to direct the first season episode . Before he could start work on the episode however , he was offered the chance to direct the theatrical film " Cocoon : The Return " , and he accepted the offer and left the episode , resulting in his replacement at a very late stage by the inexperienced Rob Bowman . ( " " , p . 26 ) Petrie started his career in television in the late 1940s , and worked in the medium for the next three decades , helming such series as " East Side / West Side " , " The Defenders " ( starring William Shatner ) , " The Nurses " , " Medical Center " and " Banyon " . In the 1980s and 1990s Petrie enjoyed a short career in feature films , directing among others ( and apart the previously mentioned " Cocoon : The Return " ) : " Fort Apache the Bronx " ( 1981 ) , " Six Pack " ( 1982 ) , " Rocket Gibraltar " ( 1988 ) and the 1994 version of " Lassie " . Vincenzo Natali . is a Canadian writer , producer and director of film and television . He was initially announced as a " producing director " for the first season of " Discovery " , but left before production on the series began , and was ultimately replaced by Olatunde Osunsanmi . His early works were as a storyboard artist for Canadian animation studio Nelvana . In the late 1990s he moved into live - action work , his first film being " Cube " ( 1997 , with Nicole de Boer ) , " Cypher " ( 2002 ) and " Splice " ( 2009 , with production design by Todd Cherniawsky ) . The 2010s saw Natali move into television work , collaborating with " Discovery " creator Bryan Fuller on " Hannibal " ( 2013 ) and " American Gods " ( 2017 ) . Claudio Miranda . ( born March 1964 ) is a cinematographer who was announced as Director of Photography on the sequel in October 2014 . With Roberto Orci ' s withdrawal as director and the hiring of Justin Lin , Miranda was no longer DoP and Stephen F . Windon replaced him . Miranda is best known for his work on ' s acclaimed film " Life of Pi " ( featuring James Saito ) , for which he won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography . Born in Valparaíso , Chile , Miranda began his film career as a lighting technician and electrician in the 1980s , ultimately becoming chief lighting technician on the 1994 comic book - based action - fantasy " The Crow " , which was co - written by John Shirley and featured Tony Todd . He subsequently served as chief lighting technician on three films for director : " Crimson Tide " ( 1995 ; featuring Earl Billings , Scott Grimes , art direction by Dianne Wager and Donald B . Woodruff , and set decoration by Mickey S . Michaels ) , " The Fan " ( 1996 ; featuring Earl Billings , Michael Bofshever , Dan Butler , Brad William Henke , Michael Jace , John Carroll Lynch , James MacDonald , and Richard Riehle ) and " Enemy of the State " ( 1998 ; featuring Dan Butler , Jacob Chambers , and art direction by Donald B . Woodruff ) . The latter film was shot by Dan Mindel , who later directed the photography of and . Miranda also collaborated with director on several films , starting with 1995 ' s " Se7en " ( featuring Reg E . Cathey , Leland Orser , and Daniel Zacapa ) , on which Miranda was a gaffer for additional photography . He again served as gaffer on Fincher ' s next two films , " The Game " ( 1997 ; featuring Elizabeth Dennehy ) and " Fight Club " ( 1999 ; featuring David Andrews , Tim de Zarn , Zach Grenier , David Lee Smith , and Matt Winston ) . Michael Kaplan was the costume designer for all three of these films . Miranda later served as an uncredited additional photographer on Fincher ' s " Zodiac " ( 2007 ; featuring Zach Grenier , John Carroll Lynch , David Lee Smith , Matt Winston , and art direction by Keith Cunningham ) , after which he was enlisted by Fincher to serve as Director of Photography on 2008 ' s " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " ( featuring Spencer Daniels ) . It was Miranda ' s work on this latter film which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Achievement in Cinematography . In addition to " Life of Pi " and " Benjamin Button " , Miranda also shot the sci - fi films " TRON : Legacy " ( 2010 , with Jeffrey Nordling ) and " Oblivion " ( 2013 ) , both for director . He also shot the upcoming sci - fi mystery " Tomorrowland " , which was co - written by Damon Lindelof , produced by Lindelof and Jeffrey Chernov , scored by Michael Giacchino and features production design work by Scott Chambliss . Kim H . Winther . Kim H . Winther is an Assistant Director and Producer who was considered to work as First Assistant Director on the upcoming sequel . With the departure of Roberto Orci as the film ' s director and Claudio Miranda and the director of photography , Winther was replaced by first assistant director Nick Satriano . Winther started his career in the 1980s when he worked as second assistant director on the television series " Anne of Green Gables " ( 1985 ) , the television sport drama " The Terry Fox Story " ( 1983 , starring Rosalind Chao and Saul Rubinek and with second assistant director Hagan Beggs ) , and the television crime drama " Reckless Disregard " ( 1986 , with Ronny Cox ) . Further credits as second assistant director include the science fiction horror film " The Fly " ( 1986 ) , the drama " Children of a Lesser God " ( 1986 , with Jack Blessing and Nicholas Guest ) , the horror film " The Believers " ( 1987 , with Harris Yulin ) , the television drama " Hostage " ( 1988 , with Leon Russom ) , the drama " Cocktail " ( 1988 , with Lisa Banes , Laurence Luckinbill , and Justin Louis ) , Leonard Nimoy ' s drama " The Good Mother " ( 1988 , film editing by Peter E . Berger ) , the comedy " The Lemon Sisters " ( 1989 , with Richard Libertini ) , the crime comedy " We ' re No Angels " ( 1989 , with Wallace Shawn ) , the drama " M . Butterfly " ( 1993 ) , the comedy " Cool Runnings " ( 1993 ) , ' s science fiction film " Stargate " ( 1994 , with Leon Rippy , Erick Avari , Derek Webster , and Kairon John , and casting by April Webster ) , the television thriller " Mortal Fear " ( 1994 , directed by Larry Shaw ) , the drama " Little Women " ( 1994 , with Winona Ryder , Kirsten Dunst , and John Neville ) , the science fiction blockbuster " Independence Day " ( 1996 ) , the crime comedy " The Last Days of Frankie the Fly " ( 1996 , with Adam Scott ) , the comedy " McHale ' s Navy " ( 1997 , with Dean Stockwell , music by Dennis McCarthy , and second unit direction by Glenn R . Wilder ) , and the family adventure " Free Willy 3 : The Rescue " ( 1997 , with Patrick Kilpatrick ) . As first assistant director , Winther worked on projects such as the horror comedy " Killer Party " ( 1986 ) , the television adventure " Anything to Survive " ( 1990 ) , the science fiction remake " Godzilla " ( 1998 ) , the science fiction thriller " The Thirteenth Floor " ( 1999 , with Jeremy Roberts , Rif Hutton , Leon Rippy , Brad William Henke , Bob Clendenin , and Darryl Henriques ) , the war drama " The Patriot " ( 2000 , with Rene Auberjonois and Leon Rippy ) , the war drama " We Were Soldiers " ( 2002 ) , the comic adaptation " Daredevil " ( 2003 , with Michael Clarke Duncan , Leland Orser , Erick Avari , Stan Lee , and Kane Hodder ) on which he also worked as associate producer , the science fiction film " The Day After Tomorrow " ( 2004 ) , the science fiction film " The Gene Generation " ( 2007 , with Alec Newman , Daniel Zacapa , Hiro Koda , Jeff Imada , Nick Tate , and Googy Gress ) , also as co - producer , the science fiction thriller " Jumper " ( 2008 ) , the crime comedy " The Maiden Heist " ( 2009 ) , also as co - producer , the horror comedy " Zombieland " ( 2009 , with Derek Graf , Elle Alexander , and Michelle Sebek ) , the video game adaptation " Tekken " ( 2010 , with Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa , John Pyper - Ferguson , and Gary Ray Stearns ) , the thriller " Fair Game " ( 2010 , with Iris Bahr and Bruce McGill ) , the drama " Secretariat " ( 2010 ) , the comic adaptation " X - Men : First Class " ( 2011 , with Glenn Morshower and Ray Wise , story and produced by Bryan Singer , executive produced by Stan Lee , and second unit direction by Spiro Razatos ) , and the science fiction film " Ender ' s Game " ( 2013 ) . In 2005 , Winther worked as first assistant director and co - producer on the action comedy " Mr . and Mrs . Smith " . In addition , he played the featured role of " Mr . Smith ' s Father " in the film . The film also features Jennifer Morrison , Greg Ellis , Megan Gallagher , Mark Newsom , and Jeff Yagher , was produced by Akiva Goldsman , costume design by Michael Kaplan , and makeup by Mary Burton , Ginger Damon , Tegan Taylor , Karen Westerfield , and Michael F . Blake . More recently , Winther worked as first assistant director on the television action movie " Exit Strategy " ( 2014 , written and produced by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and art direction by Lauren E . Polizzi ) , the drama " Heaven Is for Real " ( 2014 ) on which he also worked as co - producer , the science fiction film " Edge of Tomorrow " ( 2014 ) also as co - producer , the thriller " The Coup " ( 2015 , with Spencer Garrett and Jim Lau ) , and the crime drama " Term Life " ( 2015 , with Jonathan Banks ) . As Executive Producer he wrapped the comedy " Stereotypically You " ( 2014 ) . Undeveloped projects . Christopher McQuarrie . Christopher McQuarrie is a writer who was in talks with Bryan Singer , Robert Meyer Burnett , and Geoffrey Thorne about the creation of a new " Star Trek " series , " " . They decided not to pitch their idea after the announcement of .