Chris Pine is extremely frustrated with ‘Star Trek 4’: ‘Why are we trying to keep up with Marvel?’

Actually, “Star Trek 4” should hit theaters at the end of 2023. But nothing followed the big announcement in February 2022. Meanwhile, the project was probably on the verge of complete collapse. That has now changed. Slated director Matt Shakman may have turned his attention to Marvel’s Fantastic Four, but producer JJ Abrams is on the hunt for a sequel. Meanwhile, Josh Friedman (“War of the Worlds”) and Cameron Squires (“WandaVision”) are already writing a script.

the magazine Abrams revealed that “Star Trek 4″ is the first time it feels like a story as immersive as it was on the reboot.”Star Trek – The future has begunfrom 2009. The focus is on Captain Kirk. Esquire enlisted Abrams for an in-depth portrait with Chris Pine. He would reprise this central lead role in the upcoming “Star Trek” movie. But then he was at least a little surprised by the news.

Chris Pine’s first frustration: the stars are groping in the dark

“I don’t know anything,” he told the magazine. However, this is the standard for “Star Trek”: “In ‘Star Trek’ land, we actors are usually the last to find out. I know the costume designers read the scripts before we did.”

When asked if it didn’t feel strange to know so little, he continued:

I’d say it’s frustrating!

He says it doesn’t foster “the greatest sense of partnership,” but it’s always been that way and he doesn’t have the energy to try and change it. Despite this frustration, Chris Pine wants to be a part of Star Trek 4: “I love the character, I love the people, I love the franchise.”

Chris Pine’s second frustration: “Star Trek” isn’t Marvel – and the studio needs to understand that!

However, he remains skeptical that “Star Trek 4” is still coming. As he makes clear, he had since completed the series with “Star Trek Beyond”: “When the last one came out and didn’t make the billion dollars everyone wanted and then Anton died.” [Anm.: Chekov-Darsteller Anton Yelchin]I don’t know, it felt…” According to Esquire, Pine interrupts here a few minutes later:

It feels like it’s cursed!

He also criticizes the exaggerated expectations of a “Star Trek” movie and raises the question of why the studio is hoping for such a high income at all: just because the Marvel movies are doing it? Opposite he says it like this:

“I’m not sure if Star Trek was ever made to write numbers like that. I used to think: Instead of trying to keep up with the wonders of the world, why don’t we just reach out to this really fanatical fan base, make the movie for a good price and happily go our separate ways?”

It remains to be seen if and when Star Trek 4 will come. There are plans, Chris Pine insists, but the future of the legendary sci-fi saga in cinema seems uncertain. On the other hand, you can see Chris Pine on the big screen soon. From March 30, 2023, he will run in German cinemas with the fantasy adaptation “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”.