{"id":308551,"date":"2026-01-28T19:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/308551\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:54:10","slug":"chris-pine-offers-candid-update-on-his-star-trek-future-as-franchise-charts-a-new-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/308551\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pine Offers Candid Update On His STAR TREK Future As Franchise Charts A New Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whatever direction Star Trek<\/strong> takes next, it appears Chris Pine is no longer part of the conversation. Speaking with Variety <\/a>at Sundance, the former franchise star was asked what Paramount\u2019s new leadership has planned for the future of the series. His answer suggested he\u2019s been kept firmly out of the loop.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou probably know more than I do,\u201d<\/strong> Pine replied, implying he hasn\u2019t been contacted about any upcoming Star Trek <\/strong>projects.<\/p>\n

Last year, reports indicated that Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley —\u00a0the creative team behind Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves <\/strong>and Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/strong> —\u00a0were attached to write, produce, and direct a new Star Trek<\/strong> film aimed at revitalizing the franchise. Despite Pine\u2019s existing relationship with the duo, having starred in Dungeons & Dragons<\/strong>, he does not appear to be involved. That\u2019s largely because the project is said to be a fresh take, rather than a continuation of J.J. Abrams\u2019 rebooted \u201cKelvin Timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pine famously portrayed James T. Kirk in three films:\u00a0Star Trek<\/strong> (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness<\/strong> (2013), and Star Trek Beyond<\/strong> (2016). His version of the iconic captain leaned younger, cockier, and more impulsive, a reinterpretation that resonated with both critics and longtime fans.<\/p>\n

The films themselves enjoyed solid box office success. Star Trek <\/strong>(2009) was praised for injecting new energy into the franchise and grossed approximately $385 million worldwide. Star Trek Into Darkness <\/strong>delivered a mixed critical response, particularly regarding its take on Khan,\u00a0but still earned $467.3 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise.<\/p>\n

Star Trek Beyond<\/strong> was widely seen as a return to the spirit of classic Star Trek<\/strong>, though it earned a comparatively lower $335.7 million globally. While still respectable, the declining box office returns across the trilogy likely prompted Paramount to reconsider its theatrical strategy for the franchise.<\/p>\n

With his time as Kirk seemingly in the past, Pine was asked if he had any advice for Paramount\u2019s leadership as they chart Star Trek<\/strong>\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdvice? Have fun, good luck, live long and prosper,\u201d<\/strong> he said.<\/p>\n

As of this writing, there are a handful of Star Trek<\/strong> projects underway or currently in development. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy<\/strong>, a new series following a fresh class of Starfleet cadets in the 32nd century, just recently premiered on Paramount+ with weekly episodes continuing into the spring.\u00a0 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/strong>, a Discovery <\/strong>spin-off centered on Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise, has just two more seasons left. There’s also an animated preschool web series, Star Trek: Scouts<\/strong>, but we don’t need to talk about this one. Beyond these three series, the only confirmed big-screen project is the aforementioned movie from Goldstein and Daley.<\/p>\n

How do you feel abou the current state of Star Trek<\/strong>? Would you like to see Pine return to the Captain’s chair for at least one more movie?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whatever direction Star Trek takes next, it appears Chris Pine is no longer part of the conversation. Speaking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,148510,18,117,19,17,73662],"class_list":{"0":"post-308551","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-chris-pine","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-star-trek"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115974482387266018","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}