JJ Abrams and Paramount have chosen the next director of the
Star Trek
franchise
on the big screen: Matt Shakman.
The filmmaker, known as the architect of the
WandaVision
series
, was recruited to revive the space adventures of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.
If Deadline is to be believed, now that a director has been found, production of the next installment should accelerate and filming could begin next spring.
The script will be signed Lindsey Beers and Geneva Robertson-Dworet.
It will therefore be the first
Star Trek
film
written entirely by women.
It's still unclear where the story will take the main characters, or even if Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will reprise their roles.
On the rise
The news of Matt Shakman's hiring comes as the director has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on
WandaVision
, one of the Disney + cartoons this year.
Deadline says the filmmaker was wanted by all studios but ultimately chose
Star Trek
, after being convinced by studio manager Emma Watts, who went out of his way to get him to accept.
The latest film in the franchise,
Star Trek Beyond
, was released in 2016. In the meantime, several directors have broken their teeth trying to adapt the sci-fi universe into a new film, including Quentin Tarantino and
Fargo
creator
Noah Hawley.
However, the
Star Trek
franchise
has not been abandoned in recent years since two series have been released recently:
Star Trek: Discovery
and
Star Trek: Picard
, in which Patrick Stewart took over the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
The actor played it during the seven seasons of
Star Trek: Next Generation
between 1987 and 1994.
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