Star Trek fans have been clamoring for a new installment to the Star Trek reboot film series since the third film's debut in 2016. The irony is that there has been one version or the other of a Star Trek 4 in development since 2015 but it's just never materialized.
Star Trek 4 was even slated for a 2023 release at some point. Unfortunately, the director who was set to direct it had to leave due to scheduling conflicts and Paramount removed it from the company's film schedule.
In what many Star Trek fans will agree is good news, the film's screenwriter Lindsay Beer has confirmed that it is still in development, despite the dearth of news on its progress. Beer revealed this tidbit during a recent interview with Collider.
She confessed that she took a break from the project to make her directorial debut with Pet Sematary but assured fans that Paramount hasn't abandoned it. Beer said, "It's still on the tracks. I love that project, and it was another one that I had to hop off of to direct this movie, and that was a hard thing to do."
Beer's words echo that of another person involved in Star Trek 4: Zachary Quinto. Quinto, who stars as the Vulcan Spock, also said a few words during a recent appearance at the 57-Year Mission Convention in Vegas. In response to a question about whether the recent upsurge of interest in Star Trek television shows is the reason why the film has been sidelined, he said, "I don't think that has anything to do with it. Actually, I think the more there is, the more it gets people excited about what could be."