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Paramount is under a lot of pressure to put out a Star Trek movie by 2016, to capitalize on the 50th anniversary of the series. And they just hit a major snag: the movie's director, Roberto Orci, just left for unknown reasons. The good news? Rumor has it Edgar Wright could replace Orci.

Orci, who co-wrote the first two rebooted Trek movies, also co-wrote this movie's script with Patrick McKay and John D. Payne, and will remain on board as a producer. But Deadline says Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright (who helmed one shot on the previous Trek) is on a short list of replacement directors. Wright would clearly be an excellent choice, and so would Joe Cornish, Lexi Alexander, and a few other people I can think of offhand. Fingers crossed the movie gets back on track.

Deadline reports that Fast and Furious 6‘s Justin Lin has been tapped to direct Star Trek 3. Lin’s credits include three Fast and Furious films, as well as current television series Scorpion. He is also set as director for the first two episodes of the second season of HBO’s True Detective.

Lin’s Star Trek 3 hiring comes shortly after reports in early December that Roberto Orci had decided to leave the project. In addition to Lin, many directors were reportedly under consideration to replace Orci, including Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) with Star Trek: The Next Generation alum Jonathan Frakes also throwing his hat in the ring for the job. However, Deadline reports that Lin was the only one actually offered the job. Orci remains on board as a producer.

Star Trek 3 will arrive in theaters July 8, 2016.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Damned milestone celebrations making them rush out product that might not be as good!