Marvel/Disney+ WandaVision has earned numerous awards, including an impressive 23 Emmy nominations. This is all thanks in part to the visionary (no pun intended) Matt Shakman.
Now, Shakman has been tapped to direct the next Star Trek movie, officially signing on to direct the next movie for Paramount and JJ Abrams of Bad Robot. Moreover, the film is hiring female screenwriters Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet to write the script in what can only be described as a historic movie.
According to multiple sources, the film's production will pick up speed and begin next spring. Shakman beams up to helm new Star Trek movie Lindsey Beer (Left) & Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Right)
Paramount has been trying to get a new Star Trek feature film out of the space dock for years. 2016's Star Trek Beyond by Justin Lin was the last of the Trek reboots produced by Bad Robot's Abrams. It was also the lowest grossing of the three, earning only $343.5 million around the world, against a $185 million budget.
The recent reboots reset the timeline of the original films, with Chris Pine signing on to take on the role of James T. Kirk with Zachary Quinto slotting in as Spock.
Following the middling success of the third film, a fourth outing for the Star Trek reboot would have seen Jessica Jones' S.J. Clarkson direct a film starring Chris Hemsworth as Kirk's father, a role that he also played in the original 2009 reboot. Unfortunately, both Pine and Hemsworth could not come to terms with Paramount, resulting in the plans for the film to fall apart completely.
