A few years ago, it wasn’t a guaranteed fact that Paramount Pictures would still be around today. However, a recent $8 billion merger with Skydance Productions saved the century-old studio. This means that Paramount now has a new CEO, David Ellison. The self-proclaimed movie-fanatic hosted a press conference at Paramount’s lot in Hollywood to discuss its future, covered by The Hollywood Reporter. At the event, Ellison specifically mentioned that Top Gun 3, World War Z, and yes, at long last, Star Trek, are big priorities for future feature films. This is great news for Trekkers, who have been waiting nearly a decade for a new Star Trek movie. It’s the longest gap ever for a Trek film since the franchise began in 1979.
Ever since the 2009 J.J. Abrams Star Trek reboot, which spawned two sequels, writer/producer Alex Kurtzman has been largely the main voice behind the franchise. He’s been an executive producer on Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, and soon, Starfleet Academy. But according to Ellison, Star Trek won’t be “siloed off” into separate movie and television franchises anymore. Could this mean that after Strange New Worlds ends after season five, the proposed “Star Trek: Year One” spin-off series could just become a movie instead? Now, it seems that anything is possible when it comes to Star Trek theatrical features.
After making a billion dollars a few years back, a third Top Gun is also clearly a big priority for Paramount. And we highly doubt the waiting between entries will be anywhere near as long this time. Perhaps most surprising is the high priority given to World War Z. This is a movie with a single entry from back in 2013. The Brad Pitt film was a hit, and zombies have not lost their audience. And we just saw that a big gap between entries didn’t affect the critical or box office reception of 28 Years Later. The article also suggests that Paramount is looking to restore Transformers to its former cinematic glory at the box office. Ellison also wants to back more theatrical R-rated comedies, which these days, seems a nearly impossible task. Here’s hoping one of Hollywood’s greatest studios can find its footing once more.
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