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Star Trek Reboot Details Revealed
New Star Trek movie avoids legacy characters, set in future timeline.
In brief
New Star Trek movie avoids legacy characters, set in future timeline. The first Star Trek reboot, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, will not feature legacy characters and is set in a future timeline after 2263. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
New Star Trek Movie
Paramount Pictures hired John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to write and direct the next Star Trek movie after almost a year.
No Legacy Characters
Daley and Goldstein confirmed the film will not feature any legacy characters, nobody the audience has met before.
Future Timeline
The movie takes place in a different timeline, not the Kelvin timeline, but further in the future after 2263.
Tone of Film
Daley described the film as their darkest project, not a comedy, with levity coming from characters finding humor in dark moments.
Director's Perspective
Goldstein said the film should be a fun watch without laughing your head off, focusing on enjoyment rather than constant comedy.
What Happens Next
The first Star Trek reboot will avoid legacy characters and set in a future timeline after 2263, with a darker tone than previous films.
What it means
The first Star Trek reboot, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, will not feature legacy characters and is set in a future timeline after 2263.
