Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk.

As reported by Slash Film, Star Trek 4 is now in the planning stages. According to Chris Hemsworth, producer J.J. Abrams presented him with “an amazing pitch” for the project. Despite the slight box office disappointment of Star Trek Beyond– the last Star Trek movie – the studio was encouraged by the critical praise for the film and is moving forward with the fourth film in the series.

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Was an Improvement

The problems with Star Trek: Into Darkness may have turned many fans off the next Star Trek film. Comments by Star Trek Beyond writer and costar Simon Pegg – suggesting that the studio wanted to make it less Star Treky – probably didn’t help the box office either.

Simon Pegg as Scotty. [Image by Paramount]

This is unfortunate, since Star Trek Beyond probably came closer than either of the two previous films in the new Star Trek universe to the spirit of the original Star Trek series. Star Trek fans who skipped this movie did themselves a disservice.

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