Star Trek film star Simon Pegg has offered a small update on the status of Star Trek 4. While things are looking promising, he indicates that they're still int he very early stages of the film's creation.
Speaking to Hey U Guys primarily about his new film Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Pegg says that everyone involved is still just preparing for Star Trek 4 to being shooting.
"As far as I know, we are pushing ahead," Pegg says. "We are in prep, I think, for it, but then there?s so much to do before we start shooting, like making sure everybody is available."
According to recent reports, Paramount Pictures is looking to begin shooting on the next Star Trek movie in January and is considering London and Atlanta as possible filming locations.
Pegg notes that they still need to confirm that everyone is available to film at that time, and this may be a real issue. Zoe Saldana, who plays Nyota Uhura in Star Trek, also plays Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third Guardians of the Galaxy movie is expected to begin filming in early 2019 as well, though director James Gunn's recent firing may have some effect on those plans.
The production is also said to be eyeing Black Panther and The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira for one of two major new female characters in the film, but Gurira is also in negotiations to star in Godzilla vs. Kong, which begins filming in early October. Depending on how long those shoots last and when and exactly how she?ll be needed for, this may keep her out of the Star Trek sequel or alter production plans further.
