Musical chairs on the deck of the Starship Enterprise. Roberto Orci is no longer the director of Star Trek 3. Orci, who co-wrote the first two films with longtime writing partner Alex Kurtzman, stepped into the role after J. J. Abrams went to Star Wars.
Star Trek 3 has lost its director
No word on the reasons for Orci’s departure, but this would’ve been Orci’s first time directing a major film. As for who’ll replace him, Deadline (who first reported the news, followed closely by THR and Variety) suggesting Edgar Wright and others “are on a short list to take the job.” Wright seems an odd choice — both he and the franchise have very distinct, somewhat contrarian styles — but if he wants to put Scotty (Simon Pegg) on a planet with his long lost pal “Nick” (Nick Frost) and rekindle their friendship while running away from evil tribbles, yes, we’d definitely watch that.
Barring any changes, Star Trek 3 will reportedly hit theaters in 2016.
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