It’s been 15 years since J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek in the gutsiest way possible: by creating an alternate universe. With 2009’s Star Trek, the director found a way to circumvent an overprotective fandom and decades of careful character-building, rebooting the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise with a fresh perspective and some modern-day sexual appeal. It wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but Star Trek ‘09 brought a lot of new fans to the property. The film and its two sequels effectively kept interest in Trek alive, paving the way for a new group of canonical small screen adventures. Now, Star Trek is stronger than ever, with shows like Strange New Worlds pushing the franchise into the future.
Abrams’ cinematic universe, meanwhile, has struggled to move beyond its first trilogy. Nearly a decade has passed since Star Trek Beyond, but producers at the newly merged Skydance-Paramount aren’t giving up just yet. Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, the studio’s new co-chairs, expressed as much at a recent media gathering in Los Angeles. “Star Trek is a priority across the company,” Goldberg said, and work on new Trek films has already begun.
