With producer/writer-turned-director Robert Orci exiting the project, Paramount Pictures is finally being level-headed and is bringing some much needed action to the Star Trek franchise.
Deadline breaks the news this holiday week that Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot just set Justin Lin to direct Star Trek 3, filling the biggest open directing assignment out there with the filmmaker credited with reviving the Fast and the Furious series!
Lin helmed a trio of the films that grossed $1.7 billion in worldwide box office.
This is huge news for a franchise that looks beautiful, but lacks intelligent design. Sure, JJ Abrams is a great director, but has been lacking in storytelling as of late. Lin brought both heart and great characters to an otherwise dull Fast & Furious franchise, while also jam-packing it with action. I think he can save Star Trek. Seriously. Big stuff here.