According to Skydance CEO David Ellison, a key production partner for Paramount, new installments for several major franchises are in the works, with a new Star Trek movie being the "top priority."
Here are the key takeaways for each franchise mentioned:
- Star Trek:
- The top priority is a new origin story film, set decades before the 2009 J.J. Abrams movie. This film is being directed by Toby Haynes (Andor) and written by Seth Grahame-Smith.
- Separately, the long-awaited Star Trek 4, which would reunite the Kelvin timeline cast (Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, etc.), is still in development. Ellison stated they have a "great story" for it.
- Top Gun:
- is actively in development.
- Tom Cruise is involved and has "a lot of amazing ideas" for the future of his character, Maverick. The team is working on a story for the sequel.
- World War Z:
- The future for this franchise is less certain. The previously planned sequel was shelved because they "couldn't get the script right."
- While Ellison expressed a great love for the property and a desire to make another film "one day," there are no active plans for a sequel at this time.
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