Picard Composer Gives Us An Update On Star Trek 4

The saga of Star Trek 4has been a long and thorny one. Originally, fans were hyped for a fun, time-travelling sequel in which Kirk met his dad, but this fell through when both Chrises, Pine and Hemsworth, walked away from negotiations. Director S.J. Clarkson left with them. But then, last fall, Paramount hired Noah Hawley to write and helm the film, with the Kelvin timeline cast, Pine included, tentatively attached to return.

Hawley himself has dropped some vague hints since then, but we’ve still yet to get many official details on the movie. Composer Jeff Russo is the latest to tease the project, with him confirming that he’ll likely score Star Trek 4. This is no surprise, given his long-term collaboration with Hawley – on projects such as Legion and Fargo – and his status as Trek‘s current go-to composer, after scoring both Discovery and Picard. 

Russo revealed to ComicBook.com that he has spoken with his filmmaker friend about ST4, but stressed that things are very much in flux with the production so he doesn’t want to talk about it too much at this juncture.

Russo’s hesitancy adds up with what both Hawley has said in the past and what We Got This Covered has heard. The director has hinted that the options are wide open for Star Trek 4, and he could connect it to previous films and TV series or he could turn it into a reboot, potentially without the Kelvin cast. Meanwhile, WGTC has been told that Hawley is arguing with the studio over the direction of the movie, with him wrestling for more creative control.

Like Russo says, there’s still a long way to go on Star Trek 4, but hopefully things will start to take shape soon so the Enterprise can blast across the silver screen once again.

Source: ComicBook.com

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