Matt Shakman Exits as Director of ‘Star Trek’ Sequel
thewrap.comreported to be in early talks to direct “Fantastic Four” for Marvel. The untitled sequel to “Star Trek,” a follow-up of “Star Trek Beyond” from 2016, was announced at a Paramount investor day early this year by producer J.J.
Abrams, tapping Shakman as the director and with the hopes that the film would begin shooting this year. The film was even dated for a release in December 2023.
Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldaña and John Cho along with Pine and Qunito were all expected to return (save for the late Anton Yelchin), but it’s unclear now whether the date will move and, if it does, who will fill the director’s chair.
Shakman is a veteran TV director behind “WandaVision” but also episodes of “Game of Thrones,” “The Great,” “Succession,” “The Boys” and many more.
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