Roberto Orci

Roberto Orci insists that he hasn't been confirmed for the director's chair of Star Trek 3.

Orci has started work on the script for the third instalment of the Star Trek franchise, but it will be a film that J.J. Abrams will not be returning to direct.

Orci has been linked with the director's role on the new film, but he says that it is all rumours at the moment.

Speaking to Collider, Orci said: "Well, I don’t want to count my chickens before they hatch. The studio has yet to even read the script.

"I’m in the middle of writing it, with the talented team of [John D.] Payne and [Patrick] McKay. They are true Star Trek fans, as well.

"So, I can’t even think anything about the future until I give them a script and they greenlight it. Until that happens, everything else is just a rumour."

Should the third film go ahead, we are expecting the likes of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldana all return to their roles.

Star Trek Into Darkness hit the big screen last summer, as and was the second film in Abrams' rebooted Star Trek franchise: the first coming in 2009.

Abrams will not be directing the third film because of his commitments to Star Wars.

by Helen Earnshaw for www.femalefirst.co.uk

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