Goldstein and Daley: Star Trek Movie Has No Legacy Characters, Not Kelvin Timeline
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley say their Star Trek film features no legacy characters, isn't in the Kelvin timeline, and is their darkest script yet.
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have confirmed new details about their Star Trek movie. The film will feature no legacy characters and nobody previously seen in the franchise, and it will not be set in J.J. Abrams' Kelvin timeline.
Daley said the film is set a little further in the future and is not a different timeline per se. He described it as probably the darkest film they have written, not a comedy, but with characters finding humor in dark moments.
The filmmakers cited Crimson Tide and Training Day as inspirations for the project. At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Goldstein and Daley said their Star Trek movie would be set ambiguously 'further' in the future.
Paramount Skydance has not greenlit the movie for production, so there is no release date or casting information. Paramount Global previously announced a new Star Trek movie with Goldstein and Daley writing and directing. After a decade of development hell, the Chris Pine-led Star Trek 4 was scrapped.
ScreenRant reported the filmmakers' comments.
Quick answers
Will the new Star Trek movie feature legacy characters?
No. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley confirmed it will feature no legacy characters and nobody previously seen in the franchise.
Is the new Star Trek movie set in the Kelvin timeline?
No. The filmmakers confirmed it will not be set in J.J. Abrams' Kelvin timeline, and Daley said it is set a little further in the future, not a different timeline per se.
Is the Star Trek movie a comedy?
Daley described it as probably their darkest film written, not a comedy, but with characters finding humor in dark moments.