Paramount Confirms STAR TREK 4; Pine, Hemsworth to Return

ComingSoon.net reports today that Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Bad Robot have confirmed that a fourth installment of the STAR TREK saga is in the works. Chris Pine will reprise his role as Captain Kirk in the epic space adventure.

According to the site, his character "will cross paths with a man he never had a chance to meet, but whose legacy has haunted him since the day he was born: his father George Kirk, played by Chris Hemsworth." While no further details were unveiled, the remaining cast is also expected to return.

J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay will pen the screenplay. J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber will produce through Bad Robot Productions. David Ellison and Dana Goldberg of Skydance will executive produce. No director or release date have been announced.

The first STAR TREK film in the recent franchise delivered over $380 million worldwide in 2009. The second entry, Star Trek Into Darkness, grossed over $460 million worldwide when it opened in May 2013. The third film in the series, Star Trek Beyond, opens in theaters on July 22.

Hemsworth can currently be seen in Ghostbusters, and is currently filming Thor: Ragnarok. He will soon begin production on Avengers: Infinity War Part 1.

Image courtesy of Star Trek official site

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