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***Untitled Star Trek sequel*** is an upcoming American science fiction adventure film directed by S. J. Clarkson and written by John D. Payne and Patrick McKay. It is the sequel to the 2016 film *Star Trek Beyond*. The film stars Chris Pine, Chris Hemsworth, and Danai Gurira.

## Cast

* Chris Pine as James T. Kirk
* Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk
* Danai Gurira

## Production

According to *The Hollywood Reporter* on June 26, 2015, right after production began on *Star Trek Beyond*, Paramount Pictures signed both Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto returning as James T. Kirk and Spock for a fourth film. The studio also doubled Pine's payment for the new film, according to court documents filed during a 2012 lawsuit, the actor was paid $600,000 for the 2009 *Star Trek* film, $1.5 million for *Into Darkness*, $3 million for the third film, and now he would be paid $6 million for the fourth film. During mid-July 2016, it was revealed that Chris Hemsworth, who played George Kirk in the first film would be returning for the fourth film, along with Pine. On July 18, 2016, the sequel was officially announced by Paramount, Skydance Media and Bad Robot Productions, and returning of Pine and Hemsworth also confirmed with an expectation of the returning of Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho and Simon Pegg. John D. Payne and Patrick McKay would be writing the screenplay, while J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber would produce the film through Bad Robot banner.

In December 2017, it was revealed that Quentin Tarantino had pitched an idea for a potential Star Trek film to J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures, who were reportedly enthusiastic about the idea. Tarantino was mentioned as a strong possibility to direct the film if his schedule allowed, and that Abrams and Paramount would attempt to assemble a writer's room to explore the idea. A few days later, it was reported that Tarantino had required it to be R-rated, and Paramount and Abrams agreed to that condition. The writing room was also assembled, including Mark L. Smith, Lindsey Beer, Drew Pearce and Megan Amram, who all pitched to Tarantino their take on the story. A few weeks later, Smith landed the screenwriting job, having impressed Abrams and Paramount Pictures in particular. Smith was set to write as Tarantino concurrently worked on his next directorial endeavor, *Untitled Manson Murders Project*.

On April 26, 2018, Paramount announced that they had hired S. J. Clarkson, making her first woman director to direct a film in the franchise. In July 2018, it was reported that Danai Gurira had begun early negotiations to join the film's cast, while later it was confirmed that she would join the film to play one of the two female lead roles.

### Filming

Filming will begin in January on different locations in the United Kingdom and Atlanta, Georgia.

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