The next installment of theStar Trekreboot franchise is still in the early stages of development, and while we still don’t know what it’s going to be about, we can rule out the idea of Captain James T. Kirk reuniting with his late father. Duringa recent interview with Josh Horowitz, actorChris Hemsworthshed some light on the subject, claiming there were “a few reasons” the idea didn’t come to fruition:
“It wasn’t what I was thinking it would have been or could have been. And I thought, ‘Oh, cool, let’s figure that out and keep going’ and then I think everyone just got busy and so on. It’d be a bit weird now to flash back to your father and ‘Why is he so much older than when he died?’”
It’s no surprise that Hemsworth is busy, as he plays Thor in the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe, and will also star in the upcoming National Geographic documentary,Limitless. In addition, he’s also been working on the upcoming filmsExtraction 2andFuriosa.
Chris Hemsworth appeared in a short beginning scene in the 2009 sci-fi film,Star Trek,the reboot of the classic 60’s television series. Here, he portrayed James T. Kirk’s father, George Samuel Kirk. While Hemsworth’s character perished in this scene, time travel is a common theme in the mind-bendingStar Trekuniverse, which would have made a father-son reunion possible - had that idea not been scrapped.
Star Trek 4is Still in the Works
While it’s been over six years since the most recent installment in theStar Trekfranchise, with 2016’sStar Trek: Beyond, we know the sequel being referred to as ‘Star Trek 4’is in the works, although that isn’t the official title, which is yet to be revealed. The movie has met some setbacks, with it beingremoved from the Paramount release slateshortly after the director Matt Shakman left to pursue other projects.
Luckily, most of the main cast of the previous three films will return, with lead actorChris Pineclaiming that"we’re all excited" to get working on the film. Co-starZoe Saldañahad something similar to say earlier this month, saying,“we would love nothing more than to get back,“although scheduling issues made it difficult for the entire cast to be available simultaneously.
Star Trek 4has yet to get a release date, a director, or an official title. The cast includes Chris Pine, Zoe Saldaña, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, and Karl Urban.
